Microsoft KB Archive/331330

= Active Directory Passes Incorrect Security Descriptors to Programs =

Article ID: 331330

Article Last Modified on 2/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3

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This article was previously published under Q331330



SYMPTOMS
If you are running Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server in your environment, Lsass.exe on a domain controller or Store.exe on the Exchange server may intermittently stop working.



CAUSE
Active Directory permits security descriptors that are not valid to be stored. This causes problems with programs that later read the security descriptor.



Service Pack Information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Hotfix Information
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

  Date         Time   Version        Size     File name 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.6109  124,688  Adsldp.dll 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.5781  131,344  Adsldpc.dll 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.6109   62,736  Adsmsext.dll 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.6052  358,160  Advapi32.dll 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.6094   49,936  Browser.dll 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.6012  135,952  Dnsapi.dll 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.6134   96,016  Dnsrslvr.dll 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.6125   45,328  Eventlog.dll 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.6134  146,704  Kdcsvc.dll 21-Nov-2002 08:14  5.0.2195.6136  203,536  Kerberos.dll 21-Aug-2002 07:27  5.0.2195.6023   71,248  Ksecdd.sys 21-Nov-2002 08:15  5.0.2195.6136  507,664  Lsasrv.dll 21-Nov-2002 08:15  5.0.2195.6136   33,552  Lsass.exe 27-Aug-2002 13:53  5.0.2195.6034  108,816  Msv1_0.dll 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.5979  307,472  Netapi32.dll 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.6075  360,720  Netlogon.dll 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.6136  921,872  Ntdsa.dll 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.6100  389,392  Samsrv.dll 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.6120  130,320  Scecli.dll 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.6120  303,888  Scesrv.dll 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.5859   48,912  W32time.dll 04-Jun-2002 12:32  5.0.2195.5859   57,104  W32tm.exe 21-Nov-2002 10:44  5.0.2195.6100  126,224  Wldap32.dll 21-Nov-2002 08:15  5.0.2195.6136  507,664  Lsasrv.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp4fix kbqfe kbdirservices kbwin2ksp4fix kbhotfixserver KB331330

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