Microsoft KB Archive/293784

= FIX: Unable to Drop a Catalog When Disk is Full =

Article ID: 293784

Article Last Modified on 11/6/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q293784



BUG #: 236752 (SHILOH_BUGS)



SYMPTOMS
An attempt to drop a full-text catalog may fail if the disk where the catalog resides is full when you execute this code: sp_fulltext_catalog 'catalogname', 'drop'



CAUSE
To drop a full-text catalog you must stop the merge process for the catalog. When the disk where the catalog resides is full the merge process cannot complete and cannot be stopped. Note that the merge process begins automatically each time MSSearch is started.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack



WORKAROUND
Free enough drive space for the merge to complete.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in SQL Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsqlserv2000sp1fix KB293784

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