Microsoft KB Archive/919171

= FIX: Event ID 8198 and event ID 8210 may be logged in the Application log when you run the NIS on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 =

Article ID: 919171

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5

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SYMPTOMS
When you run the Network Information Service (NIS) on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5, the following events may be logged in the Application log:
 * Event ID 8198, Source nissvc: &quot;Server for NIS yppush service has stopped&quot;
 * Event ID 8210, Source nissvc: &quot;Unable to create the RPC service.&quot;

Additionally, you may notice that updates to NIS-enabled objects in the Active Directory directory service are not reflected in the NIS maps. For example, after you change a user password, the new password may not be reflected in the NIS maps.



CAUSE
This problem may occur because the Server for NIS service does not receive a response from Active Directory within the expected time.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Prerequisites
To install the hotfix, you must be running Windows Services for UNIX 3.5.

Restart requirement
You must restart the Server for NIS service after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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 item in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
By default, the LDAP query time-out period in the Server for NIS service is 60 seconds. This hotfix increases the default LDAP query time-out period to 130 seconds. Additionally, this hotfix creates the following new registry subkey value of type DWORD that can be used to customize the time-out period:

Notes
 * The Ldap_Timeout registry subkey value is measured in seconds.
 * Communication with Active Directory may take longer than expected in domains that have hundreds of thousands of objects or when the domain controller is heavily loaded.

