Microsoft KB Archive/150461

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BUG: Security Mgr w/ Long Group Names Can Cause Unhandled Ex.
'Article ID: Q150461

Creation Date: 30-APR-1996

Revision Date: 06-MAY-1996' The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft SQL Server, version 6.0

BUG#: 13549 (6.00)

SYMPTOMS

Enumerating members of a group with a long name in SQL Security Manager by clicking on the group can cause SQL Server to shutdown due to an unhandled exception. Executing the extended stored procedure xp_logininfo to find the members of the same group can also cause this behavior.

CAUSE

The problem occurs when a local group is granted access to SQL Server, that local group contains a global group, and the number of characters of the following items exceeds 55 characters:


 * 1) domain of the local group
 * 2) local group name
 * 3) domain of the global group
 * 4) global group name

WORKAROUND

Rename either the global group or the local group to a shorter name such that the items in the CAUSE section of this article do not exceed 55 characters.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Windows NT has the following character limits:

ITEM               MAXIMUM CHARACTERS -  -- domain name         15 machine name       15 global group name  15 local group name   256
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Additional reference words: 6.00 xp_logininfo unhandled exception

SQSECMGR.EXE

KBCategory: kbtool kberrmsg kbbug6.00

KBSubcategory: ssrvadmin