Microsoft KB Archive/273421

= WLDAP32!LdapParallelConnect Leaks Socket Handles When Connect Does Not Work =

Article ID: 273421

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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This article was previously published under Q273421



SYMPTOMS
Memory leaks or connectivity problems may occur on some Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) servers in high-stress situations.



CAUSE
WLDAP32!LdapParallelConnect may leak socket handles when the Connect function does not work. This could happen, for example, if there were no more ports, or in low-memory conditions. When this occurs, LDAP may not clean up its socket connections correctly, leaving them open.



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 ---  09/08/2000  1:39PM  5.0.2195.2153  123,664  Wldap32.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.



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

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbwin2000presp2fix KB273421

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