Potential fix for WGM generating negative User IDs

I saw a posting back from August 2007 from "Summer is Gone", where he/she asked about Workgroup Manager generating negative User IDs (UIDs). No one responded back then and the thread is now closed, so I thought I'd contribute my experience with it today.
I had this problem on a 10.4.11 server that serves only as an OD Master. I had archived the OD database, set to Standalone, rebooted, and then restored the archive as a potential fix for some little glitches that we'd been having after 4 years of running the server.
After the archive was restored, WGM was creating negative UIDs during "Add User". I'm not certain that was the trigger, but it's the likely one.
The fix was to simply trash ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.workgroupmanager.plist and relaunch WGM. After that, WGM once again started generating positive UIDs.

In case no one got back to you, when you use WGM to import set the "First User ID" to a positive number. WGM>Server>Import>First User Import ID
Then all users will get a positive ID.

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    If you use this utility to remove the Windows Installer configuration information for your program and you plan to reinstall the program, you should reinstall the program in the same folder where you originally installed it. This prevents duplication of files on your hard disk or disks.
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    MORE INFORMATION
    This version of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility works correctly in all 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows. The 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows are as follows: • Microsoft Windows Vista
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003
    • Microsoft Windows XP
    • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
    • Microsoft Windows 2000
    • Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later
    • Microsoft Windows 98
    • Microsoft Windows 95
    This version of the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility works correctly in all 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows. The 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows are as follows:• Microsoft Windows Server 2003
    • Microsoft Windows XP
    • Microsoft Windows Vista
    The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
    Download the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility package now. (http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/9/d/e9d80355-7ab4-45b8-80e8-983a48d5e1bd/msicuu2.exe)
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    3. Now go to START/PROGRAMS/Windows Installer Cleanup Utility. When you run this utility, a window will open up that lists all the of the programs that you have installed. It looks a little bit like the add/remove program window. Now Select the "Nokia Connectivity Cable Driver" and the "PC Connectivity Solution programs, then run the utility. It only takes about 15-30 seconds to run.
    4. Now go back to the Add /Remove Programs in Control Panel and try and remove "Nokia Connectivity Cable Driver" and the "PC Connectivity Solution programs now. They should now uninstall!
    5. Next I restarted my computer.
    6. DO NOT install 6.83!!!!
    7. Now go to Nokia website and download PC Suite version 6.82_rel_22:
    http://nds1.nokia.com/files/support/global/phones/software/Nokia_PC_Suite_682_rel_22_0_eng_us_web.ms...
    7. You should now be back in business with a working version of PC Suite.
    It is obvious that there is a serious issue with the cable driver portion of 6.83 that corrupts MS Windows Installer program during the install process. Even though you initially can install 6.83, the cable driver is messed up. Also, you can't then uninstall the cable driver unless you run the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility.
    After a month of fighting this issue, the Windows Installer Cleanup utility was the key to clearing the conflict of the cable driver. Unfortunately, 6.83 has a serious issue with the cable driver.
    Good luck everyone...Sorry for being long winded!

    Hi diving_catch
    Just wanted to say a big thank you as a large number of forum members are having grief over this one!
    Might I add that I was happily using 6.82 rel_22.0 until NSU decided that it was time to update........you guessed PCSuite no longer worked. On Xp I uninstalled PC Suite + Nokia Connectivity Driver, installed and ran Nokia PC Suite Cleaner - option clean-up computer, rebooted and at least for now 6.83 v14.1 seems to function with N95. As no updates are available yet I haven't installed Nokia Software Updater!
    Many thanks also for the link to PC Suite 6.82 rel_22.0 as I shall probably need this soon.
    Interesting for Nokia comment as it's successor is currently out beta testing!
    Happy to have helped forum in a small way with a Support Ratio = 37.0

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