Microsoft KB Archive/942546

= FIX: Error message when you use the &quot;TFSSecurity /imx&quot; command to query for identity information in Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server: &quot;Error: TF30290: There was a problem accessing the database on the server&quot; =

Article ID: 942546

Article Last Modified on 11/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You create security group A and security group B in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server. Then, you add group A as a member of group B. Next, you add group B as a member of group A. Finally, you add group A or group B to the Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server administrator group. In this scenario, when you use the TFSSecurity /imx command to query for identity information, you receive the following error message:

Error: TF30290: There was a problem accessing the database on the server. See the Team Foundation Server event log for details. Time: < >

Additionally, the following event is logged in the Application log: Event ID: 3008

Detailed Message:

Exception: SqlException

Message: The statement terminated. The maximum recursion 100 has been exhausted before statement completion.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because of the circular Active Directory directory service group membership. Circular Active Directory group membership interrupts a TFS database stored procedure. The stored procedure is used to read the identity data.



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 Team Foundation Server 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 Team Foundation Server Service Pack 1 installed to apply this hotfix.

Note If you installed Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server on a dual server, you must apply this hotfix on the data tier server.

For more 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

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.



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 the TFSSecurity command prompt utility commands, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms252504(VS.80).aspx

For more information about the /imx command, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms400806(VS.80).aspx

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