Microsoft KB Archive/838250

= FIX: The POSIX subsystem for Interix does not start successfully after Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) is installed =

Article ID: 838250

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Windows Server 2003, the Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX (POSIX) subsystem for Interix does not start successfully after you install Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or a later version.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because of a change that was made to Windows Server 2003 that made Windows Server 2003 incompatible with the POSIX subsystem that is included with Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX.



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
No prerequisites are required.

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 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 tool in Control Panel.

Windows Services for UNIX 3.0
  Date         Time   Version      Size     File name ---  25-Feb-2004  22:26  7.0.1701.33  131,072  Posix.exe 25-Feb-2004 22:25  7.0.1701.33  647,168  Psxss.exe

Windows Services for UNIX 3.5
  Date         Time   Version     Size     File name --  04-Mar-2004  18:56  8.0.1969.2  763,904  Psxss.exe



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 Windows Services for UNIX, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/sfu/

Note The Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 download that is available at this Web site has been updated to contain this hotfix.

For more information about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, 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: SFU

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB838250

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