Microsoft KB Archive/195669

= DNS: System Error 13 When Starting DNS Service =

Article ID: 195669

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q195669



SYMPTOMS
After applying Service Pack 4 for Windows NT, your DNS service may fail to start with the following error:

System error 13 has occurred. The data is invalid.

The following events will be logged in the System Event Log:

  Event ID: 7023 Description: The Microsoft DNS server service terminated with the following error: The data is invalid.

Event ID: 1501 Description: DNS server could not parse database file for Zone .

Event ID: 1503 Description: DNS server could not parse the database file line .



CAUSE
This problem is because there is an invalid HINFO record in the zone file.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, correct the HINFO record.



MORE INFORMATION
RFC 1034 stated that an HINFO record requires two strings.

Example of Invalid HINFO Record:

  Test     IN      HINFO   "WWW Server"

Example of Valid HINFO Record:

  Test     IN      HINFO   "WWW Server"   "Customer Sites"

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