Microsoft KB Archive/824037

= It takes up to one minute to complete an Active Directory task on your Windows 2000 server =

Article ID: 824037

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to view the properties of an Active Directory object on your Microsoft Windows 2000 server, you may have to wait up to one minute for the property information to appear. This problem may also occur when you try to complete any other task in Active Directory. For example, you try to join a member server to Active Directory.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the DNS scavenger thread inside the Lsass.exe program is running when you try to complete the Active Directory task. The DNS scavenger thread starts periodically to update the global DNS list that Lsass.exe uses. When the DNS scavenger thread starts, the DNS scavenger acquires the NlGlobalDnsCritSect sync-object and holds it until the scavenging is completed. During DNS scavenging, the DNS scavenger uses your network to contact each global DNS list element. The time it takes to complete the scavenging depends on the length of the global DNS lists and the performance of your network. During this time, other Netlogon requests that must access the global DNS list are not completed until the NlGlobalDnsCritSect sync-object becomes available.

Lsass.exe manages the local security authority domain authentication and Active Directory. Lsass.exe handles authentication for both the client and the server, and it governs the Active Directory engine.



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

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product 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
To apply the hotfix, you must have Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) or later.

Restart requirement
You must restart your 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) 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 --  15-Dec-2003  19:34  5.0.2195.6824    124,688  Adsldp.dll 15-Dec-2003 19:34  5.0.2195.6824    132,368  Adsldpc.dll 15-Dec-2003 19:34  5.0.2195.6824     63,760  Adsmsext.dll 15-Dec-2003 19:34  5.0.2195.6876    381,712  Advapi32.dll 15-Dec-2003 19:34  5.0.2195.6866     69,904  Browser.dll 15-Dec-2003 19:34  5.0.2195.6824    136,464  Dnsapi.dll 15-Dec-2003 19:34  5.0.2195.6876     96,528  Dnsrslvr.dll 15-Dec-2003 19:34  5.0.2195.6866     47,376  Eventlog.dll 15-Dec-2003 19:34  5.0.2195.6871    148,240  Kdcsvc.dll 08-Dec-2003 23:28  5.0.2195.6881    206,096  Kerberos.dll 21-Sep-2003 00:32  5.0.2195.6824     71,888  Ksecdd.sys 08-Dec-2003 23:30  5.0.2195.6881    511,248  Lsasrv.dll 08-Dec-2003 23:30  5.0.2195.6881     33,552  Lsass.exe 17-Oct-2003 00:33  5.0.2195.6866    114,960  Msv1_0.dll 15-Dec-2003 19:34  5.0.2195.6866    307,984  Netapi32.dll 15-Dec-2003 19:34  5.0.2195.6883    361,744  Netlogon.dll 15-Dec-2003 19:34  5.0.2195.6874    931,600  Ntdsa.dll 15-Dec-2003 19:34  5.0.2195.6876    392,464  Samsrv.dll 15-Dec-2003 19:34  5.0.2195.6824    113,936  Scecli.dll 15-Dec-2003 19:34  5.0.2195.6824    259,856  Scesrv.dll 06-Nov-2003 22:29  5.0.2195.6870  5,847,552  Sp3res.dll 09-Oct-2003 02:18  5.4.1.0            6,656  Spmsg.dll 09-Oct-2003 02:18  5.4.1.0          140,800  Spuninst.exe 15-Dec-2003 19:34  5.0.2195.6824     48,912  W32time.dll 21-Sep-2003 00:32  5.0.2195.6824     57,104  W32tm.exe 15-Dec-2003 19:34  5.0.2195.6869    126,224  Wldap32.dll 15-Dec-2003 19:44                    14,242  Kb824037.cat 09-Oct-2003 02:18  5.4.1.0           22,016  Spcustom.dll



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



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

816915 New File Naming Schema for Microsoft Windows Software Update Packages

For additional information, 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: AD

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbwin2000presp5fix KB824037

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