User account repair status

Dear Experts,
Some times when we check in user account status in BBP_CHECK_USERS, there the user account status will show yellow satus and ask for 1st or 2nd lever of repair.
Can any one explain me why it will show such error status automatically, and what it will do whne we select 1st level repair, that automatically changes the status from yellow to green.
Thanks in advance,
Regards,
Krish

Hello,
Please check SAP note:- 683782.
I hope this will help to understand.
Kind regards,
Gaurav

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accountExpires : 9223372036854775807
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AccountNotDelegated : False
adminCount : 1
AllowReversiblePasswordEncryption : False
BadLogonCount :
CannotChangePassword : False
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Certificates : {}
City :
CN : Nikolay Bychkov
codePage : 0
Company :
CompoundIdentitySupported : {False}
Country :
countryCode : 0
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createTimeStamp : 5/12/2010 4:20:23 AM
Deleted :
Department :
Description :
DisplayName : Nikolay Bychkov
DistinguishedName : CN=Nikolay Bychkov,OU=IT,OU=Desktop,DC=DOMAIN,DC=RU
Division :
DoesNotRequirePreAuth : False
dSCorePropagationData : {12/31/1600 4:00:00 PM}
EmailAddress : [email protected]
EmployeeID :
EmployeeNumber :
Enabled : False
Fax :
GivenName :
HomeDirectory :
HomedirRequired : False
HomeDrive :
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SG,CN=InformationStore,CN=RUS-ML-02,CN=Servers,CN=Exchange Administrative Group
(FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=Company,CN=Microsoft
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(FYDIBOHF23SPDLT),CN=Administrative Groups,CN=Company,CN=Microsoft
Exchange,CN=Services,CN=Configuration,DC=DOMAIN,DC=RU
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HomePhone :
Initials :
instanceType : 4
isDeleted :
KerberosEncryptionType : {None}
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lastLogonTimestamp : 129835432554560428
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mailNickname : Bychkov
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msExchPoliciesIncluded : {{1D2FFDEC-44A9-4E96-A1FD-0744A455AE4D},{26491CFC-9E50-4857-861B-0CB8DF22B5D7}}
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PostalCode :
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ProfilePath :
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proxyAddresses : {X400:C=RU;A= ;P=Company;O=Exchange;S=Bychkov;, SMTP:[email protected]
pwdLastSet : 129639316194314373
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sAMAccountType : 805306368
ScriptPath :
sDRightsEffective : 0
ServicePrincipalNames : {}
SID : S-1-5-21-516317273-842993208-2210532530-2418
SIDHistory : {}
SmartcardLogonRequired : False
State :
StreetAddress :
Surname :
textEncodedORAddress : C=RU;A= ;P=Company;O=Exchange;S=Bychkov;
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TrustedToAuthForDelegation : False
UseDESKeyOnly : False
userAccountControl : 514
userCertificate : {}
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uSNCreated : 17066
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accountExpires :
AccountLockoutTime :
BadLogonCount :
CannotChangePassword : False
CanonicalName :
Certificates : {}
City :
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codePage : 0
Company :
CompoundIdentitySupported : {}
Country :
countryCode : 0
Created :
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Department :
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EmployeeID :
EmployeeNumber :
Fax :
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isDeleted :
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mDBUseDefaults : True
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MobilePhone :
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msExchMailboxSecurityDescriptor : System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectorySecurity
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msExchRecipientTypeDetails : 1
msExchUserAccountControl : 0
msExchUserCulture : ru-RU
msExchVersion : 4535486012416
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OfficePhone :
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POBox :
PostalCode :
PrimaryGroup : CN=Domain Users,CN=Users,DC=DOMAIN,DC=RU
primaryGroupID : 513
PrincipalsAllowedToDelegateToAccount : {}
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proxyAddresses : {smtp:[email protected], SMTP:[email protected]}
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sAMAccountType : 805306368
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showInAddressBook : {CN=Default Global Address List,CN=All Global Address Lists,CN=Address Lists
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sn : Komarova
State :
StreetAddress :
Surname : Komarova
Title :
userCertificate : {}
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      Restart and test your applications.
      If they work start adding the fonts back few at a time.
( Likely suspects are Time RO & Helvetica Fractions, also if you do not use Classic you can trash the classic fonts.)
2. Check Preferences Thoroughly;
      Navigate to ~(yourhome/library/preferences drag this folder to the desktop.
      Restart and test your applications.
      If this works, save the old preferences folder somewhere else or on disk, name it "old prefs" .
** Note: A very important file is the "com.apple.Mail.plist" preference file located in the Preferences folder which contains all email account settings and general mail preferences (hold this one and replace if your problem is not with Mail).
You'll have to go through some of your System Preferences and apps to set the preferences back to how you like them. (Or if you have the time and inclination, "cherry pick" through until you find the problem one or two.)
3. Check Permissions Inside Home Folder
   Navigate to yourhome/library.
   Get Info (Command - i) on folders for apps you are having problems with.
   Open the "Ownership & permissions" disclosure triangle.
   Make sure you are the owner, with "read and write" access.
Click on "apply to all"
   If this is correct, open the "Applications Support" folder and do the same      procedure (Command+I) for the folders with the names of the applications you are      having trouble with.
Note:
The reason to check this is because repairing permissions with Disk Utility doesn't touch permissions inside your home folder.
If the isssue persists navigate to ~/library/caches and drag this folder to the trash, then log out and back or restart. There is no need to replace this folder.
Good luck, let us know.

HT3910 Once I register my MBP and create a user account, I get a gray screen and it does nothing.

Once I register my MBP and create a user account, I get a gray screen and it does nothing.

Reinstall OS X without erasing the drive
Do the following:
1. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your Snow Leopard Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior and/or Tech Tool Pro to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
2. Reinstall Snow Leopard
If the drive is OK then quit DU and return to the installer. Proceed with reinstalling OS X. Note that the Snow Leopard installer will not erase your drive or disturb your files. After installing a fresh copy of OS X the installer will move your Home folder, third-party applications, support items, and network preferences into the newly installed system.
Download and install the Combo Updater for the version you prefer from support.apple.com/downloads/.

Can't inherit role privileges to user accounts in targets.

Hello,
We have the role MXGR0001 and it has a privilege associated (PRIV:GROUP:AD:CN=UMonterrey,OU=Security,OU=Groups,OU=Monterrey,OU=Mexico,DC=mabenet,DC=corpmabe,DC=com)
as is indicated on u201CMember Privilegesu201D tab. When we see the privilege properties, it says the role is a member from this privilege.
In the u201CTasksu201D tab of the privilege, we have associated a task in the part of u201CProvisioning Tasku201D, our task is u201CCreateADSUseru201D, the reason of this association was because at the moment of the assignation of the role, the task associated to the privilege could be executed and the privilege could be associated to the user.
Note: The Active Directory user has static values just to see the association with the privilege.
For example, we wanted to associate the user 1000611 with the role MXGR0001, it works fine, but when I look for the created user in Active Directory in the tab "Member of" of my user, the privilege is not associated. Do you know why this is happening? or do you know how to associate privilege to an Active Directory User from the Identity Center, which are the fields or tasks that I need to change into the Privilege or Role?
I hope you could help me with this!
Regards!
Edited by: Andrés Alavez on Nov 8, 2011 11:13 PM

That's a bit unusual, and perhaps if you start the computer from the OS X
Install disc and run Disk Utility's first-aid from that version on the booted
install disc; have it 'repair disk' and also 'repair disk permissions.'
Sometimes, just starting in SafeBoot, then 'repair disk permissions' from
Disk Utility in the Utilities/Applications folder (see Go in Finder menu,
choose Utilities folder; find Disk Utility; launch) and when it is done,
quit Disk Utility and restart and allow the computer to boot normally.
This may resolve the user account issue; or it may not.
See various instructions (can be used outside of context)
"Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance
with Disk Utility and fsck" - http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1417
In a worse-case scenario, an "archive & install" and update may be
required, if an issue cannot be resolved through other means. More
would need to be known about the machine, its use & status before
suggesting any one course of action. There may be something else
behind the symptom you described.
Good luck & happy computing!

When I login to second user account I get a blank white screen.

Just updated to 10.8.3, was also having issues that seemed to be related to Spotlight and TM backups. Issues on my main user account seem to have been resolved, but I have not reactivated Spotlight or TM yet.
When I try to login to my wife's user account, it just hangs on a white screen. I've tried repairing user permissions, and also resetting PRAM and NVRAM. Disk verify checks out fine.

Library/Fonts:
[A hole bunch, removed to shorten post...]
Does the problem account also have a lot of fonts in the home folder? That could be the reason for a login failure. Otherwise see below.
Please read this whole message carefully, especially the warnings, before doing anything.
1. The changes to your configuration suggested here should be considered provisional; they may not solve your problem, or they may remove functionality that you find useful. If a third-party system modification that you want to keep is causing the problem, seek help from its developer.
2. WARNING: Back up all data now if you haven’t already done so. Before proceeding, you must be sure you can restore your system to its present state, even if it becomes unbootable. If you’re not sure you can do that, STOP — DON’T CHANGE ANYTHING. If you’re dissatisfied with the results of the procedure suggested below, restore from your backup. I will not be responsible for the consequences, and I will not be able to help, if you ignore this warning.
3. You should either remove or update the following system modification(s), if an update is available from the developer:
N/A
and definitely remove at least the following:
Logitech Control Center
† PeerGuardian
Hotspot Shield
† Conduit
4. Whatever you remove must be removed completely, and (unless otherwise specified in this message) the only way to do that is to use the uninstallation tool, if any, provided by the third-party developers, or to follow their instructions. If the software has been incompletely removed, you may have to re-download or even reinstall it in order to finish the job. I can't be more specific, because I don't install such things myself. Please do your own research.
Here are some general guidelines to get you started. Suppose you want to remove something called “BrickYourMac.” First, consult the product's Help menu, if there is one, for instructions. Finding none there, look on the developer's website, say www.brickyourmac.com. (That may not be the actual name of the site; if necessary, search the web for the product name.) If you don’t find anything on the website or in your search, contact the developer. While you're waiting for a response, download BrickYourMac.dmg and open it. There may be an application in there such as “Uninstall BrickYourMac.” If not, open “BrickYourMac.pkg” and look for an Uninstall button.
Again, please don't ask me to do this research for you. You can do it better than I can, because I haven't installed the product and I may not even know what it is.
If you can’t remove software in any other way, you’ll have to erase your boot volume and perform a clean reinstallation of OS X. Never install any third-party software unless you're sure you know how to uninstall it; otherwise you may create problems that are very hard to solve.
WARNING: Trying to remove complex system modifications by hunting for files by name often will not work and may make the problem worse. The same goes for "utilities" that purport to remove software.
5. I recommend that you never reinstall the modifications marked with a dagger (†) above, if any. If your problem is resolved after uninstalling all the above modifications and rebooting, but you still want to use some of those not marked with a dagger, you can experiment with putting them back, one at a time, testing carefully after each step. Keep in mind that system modifications may be incompatible with each other or with future OS X updates, so it may not be clear which one is at fault.
6. If you still have problems after making the suggested changes and rebooting, post again. Remember: if you don’t like the results of this procedure, you can undo it by restoring from the last backup you made before you started.
You installed the Conduit spyware. To remove it, back up all data, then follow the instructions on this page:
Help Center | Community Toolbar
If those instructions don't work, proceed as follows.
Triple-click the line below to select it:
~/Library/Application Support/Conduit
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C). From the Finder menu bar, select
Go ▹ Go to Folder…
Paste into the box that opens (command-V), then press return. A Finder window should open with a folder named "Conduit" selected. If it does, delete the selected item.
Repeat with this line:
/Applications/Toolbars
Now you're deleting a folder named "Toolbars". You may be prompted for your login password. Next, copy this line:
/Library
Select Go to Folder… again and paste. Don't delete the Library folder. Delete only the following items inside it, if they exist.
Application Support/Conduit
InputManagers/CTLoader
LaunchAgents/com.conduit.loader.agent.plist
ScriptingAdditions/ct_scripting.osax
Close the Finder windows you opened. Log out and log back in.

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