Microsoft KB Archive/896722

= Domain controllers receive a security descriptor for an object that does not match the security descriptor from the Windows Server 2003-based domain controller where the object was created =

Article ID: 896722

Article Last Modified on 3/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario:
 * You create a new object in the Active Directory directory service.
 * You create the object in one container on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based domain controller.
 * This domain controller has additional writeable Active Directory domain controllers for the naming context in the same site.
 * You move the object to a different container some seconds after you create the object.

In this scenario, some domain controllers eventually receive a security descriptor for the object that does not match the security descriptor from the domain controller where the object was created. The security descriptor does not reflect the inherited security from the new parent container.



CAUSE
The object is moved and replicated shortly after you create it. However, the security descriptor propagator (SDPROP) on the domain controller that replicates the changes may not run for this new object. Therefore, the security descriptor for the object is incorrect.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement
You must restart the 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 Server 2003, Itanium-based versions


WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, change the discretionary access control list (DACL) of a parent object so that SDPROP is invoked and re-applies inherited security. If you have examined the security descriptor and know the objects that do not have the correct security, you can also change the security descriptor for these objects. For example, you can toggle the Inherit from parent the permissions that apply flag. (This flag corresponds to the DSACLS /P option.)



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
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

Additional query words: kbWinServ2003preSP2fix

Keywords: kbwinserv2003sp2fix kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbbug kbfix kbpubtypekc KB896722

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