DOCUMENT:Q254189 06-AUG-2002 [winnt] TITLE :Description of the Management Agent Working Folders PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER::2.1 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbenv kbtool ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Metadirectory Services 2.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= Management Agent (MA) working folders are created when the Management Agent is created in Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS). When you create an MA, you choose a descriptive name and the MA type from the predefined MAs included with MMS. A working folder with an 8-digit name is then created in the Zoomserver\Data\DS folder (for example Zoomserv\Data\DS\00000001). When you run the MA for the first time, the working folder is populated with intermediate and log files. The MA is initialized by using the contents of the Zoomserv\Data\Dsgate\ folder (where is the MA type). Each MA creates a working folder. The files specified on the Working Folder tab may be unique based on the MA. To locate the working folder and MA-specific files: 1. Click the MA. 2. On the Action menu, click Properties. 3. Click the "Intermediate Files and Logs Files" tab. 4. Click the Working Folder tab. This tab lists the working folder and the files associated with the MA. NOTE: The working folder is empty before you run the MA. Depending on the operational setting that you choose, the task to run depends on which files are written to the working folder when you run the MA. MORE INFORMATION ================ Because every MA is customized slightly for its corresponding connected folder, this example is based on the Microsoft Windows NT MA. This example demonstrates how to associate the working folder files with the operational setting for the MA. Microsoft Windows NT Management Agent Example --------------------------------------------- The following MA processes are associated with the MA-specific files located in the working folder. Groups Discovered: Import.ou User Discovered: Import Lists Discovered: Import.lst CD Group Updates: Create CD User Updates: Create.ou CD List Updates: Create.lst Foreign User Updates: Export Operational Settings for Microsoft Management Agents: The objects to process operational settings determine which files are created in the working folder. Types of Objects to Process: Process Windows NT Domains Process Windows NT Accounts Process Windows NT Groups MA Working Folders Considerations --------------------------------- When you are making changes to the MA templates, it is important to understand the effects of making changes to the MA that is stored in the DSgate folder instead of the DS folder. The DSgate folder stores the initial copy that is used when the predefined MA is used to create an MA. Changing the MA in the Dsgate folder affects every MA created from that predefined MA. To change only one specific MA, change the MA that is stored in the DS folder. For additional information about predefined templates, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q250312 Management Agents Included with Microsoft Metadirectory Services Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbenv kbtool Technology : kbMMSSearch kbMMS210 Version : :2.1 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2002.