Microsoft KB Archive/940587

= FIX: Error events are logged after you enable the Project Alerts feature in Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server: &quot;TF14055&quot; and &quot;TF50615&quot; =

Article ID: 940587

Article Last Modified on 9/5/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server

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SYMPTOMS
After you enable the Project Alerts feature in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server, the alerts are triggered. However, the alerts are not sent to the recipients. Additionally, the following Error events are logged in the Application log on the application tier of Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server:

Event 1

Detailed Message: TF14055: The identity  is not a recognized domain identity.

Event 2

Detailed Message: TF50615: GSS: There was a failure reading group membership from Active Directory. No action is required, and another method to read group membership will be used.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Visual Studio 2005 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone 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 usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
You must have Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 installed to apply this hotfix. You must apply this hotfix on a Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server application tier server. Do not apply this hotfix on the Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server clients. Additionally, do not apply this hotfix on a Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server data tier computer.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

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

File information
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
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: TFS alerts notification

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