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Errors supported by the IdFix tool

Multi-Tenant Errors

All objects

Well known exclusions

  • Admini*
  • CAS_{*
  • DiscoverySearchMailbox*
  • FederatedEmail*
  • Guest*
  • HTTPConnector*
  • krbtgt*
  • iusr_*
  • iwam*
  • msol*
  • support_*
  • SystemMailbox*
  • WWIOadmini*
  • *$
  • distinguishedName contains “\0ACNF:”
  • contains IsCriticalSystemObject

mail

  • no duplicates

mailNickName

  • may not begin with a period
  • no duplicates

proxyAddresses

  • invalid chars whitespace < > ( ) ; , [ ] “
  • rfc2822 & routable namespace (smtp only)
  • no duplicates
  • single value maximum number of characters: 256

sAMAccountName (only if no userPrincipalName value)

  • invalid chars [ \ “ | , / : < > + = ; ? * ]
  • no duplicates
  • maximum number of characters: 20

targetAddress

  • invalid chars whitespace \ < > ( ) ; , [ ] “
  • rfc2822 & routable namespace (smtp only)
  • no duplicates
  • maximum number of characters: 255

userPrincipalName

  • invalid chars whitespace \ % & * + / = ? { } | < > ( ) ; : , [ ] “ and umlaut
  • rfc2822 & routable namespace format
  • no duplicates
  • maximum number of characters: 113
  • less than 64 before @
  • less than 48 after @

Dedicated Errors

All objects

Well known exclusions

  • Admini*
  • CAS_{*
  • DiscoverySearchMailbox*
  • FederatedEmail*
  • Guest*
  • HTTPConnector*
  • krbtgt*
  • iusr_*
  • iwam*
  • msol*
  • support_*
  • SystemMailbox*
  • WWIOadmini*
  • *$
  • distinguishedName contains “\0ACNF:”
  • contains IsCriticalSystemObject

displayName

  • not blank (group)
  • no leading or trailing white space
  • less than 256

mail

  • no white space
  • rfc2822 & routable namespace
  • no duplicates
  • less than 256

mailNickName

  • not blank (contact and user)
  • invalid chars whitespace \ ! # $ % & * + / = ? ^ ` { } | ~ < > ( ) ' ; : , [ ] " @
  • may not begin or end with a period
  • less than 64

proxyAddresses

  • DEPRECATED - no leading or trailing white space
  • rfc2822 & routable namespace (smtp only)
  • no duplicates
  • single value maximum number of characters: 256

targetAddress

  • not blank (contact and user without homeMdb)
  • DEPRECATED - invalid chars whitespace
  • rfc2822 & routable namespace (smtp only)
  • DEPRECATED - no duplicates
  • less than 256
  • value = mail (contact and user [if no homeMdb])