Microsoft KB Archive/289509

= The Windows 2000 redirector may leak file handles =

Article ID: 289509

Article Last Modified on 2/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q289509



SYMPTOMS
When tight loops of CreateFile and CloseHandle calls occur, the Windows 2000 SMB redirector may leak file handles. The CloseHandle calls return successfully, but the redirector does not actually close the handle.



CAUSE
This problem can be caused by a logic error in the scavenging routine in the redirector.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for 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

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date          Time    Version        Size     File name 2/21/2001   03:23p  5.0.2195.3285  369,008  Mrxsmb.sys 2/21/2001   03:23p  5.0.2195.3285  130,992  Rdbss.sys



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.



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

265173 The Datacenter program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 How to install multiple Windows updates or hotfixes with only one reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes

Additional query words: kbBaseOS

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbenv kbfix kboswin2000fix kbwin2000presp3fix kbwin2000sp3fix KB289509

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