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Nwconv Fails to Create Users with Error "Error Saving User"

Article ID: 138574

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

APPLIES TO

This article was previously published under Q138574

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Migration Tool for NetWare (Nwconv.exe) to migrate accounts and data from a Novell NetWare server to a Windows NT domain controller, the files are migrated but an error occurs for each user account. The error log shows the following error:
Error Saving User <username>

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, follow these steps:
  1. In User Manager for Domains, click Account on the Policies menu.
  2. Change the minimum password length from at least 6 characters to match the password settings you specified using the Migration Tool for NetWare.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0.

Additional query words: migrate convert nwconv gsnw csnw fpnw

Keywords: kbfaq kbnetwork KB138574


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