Microsoft KB Archive/932705

= The DNS Server service returns a status of SERVFAIL when you use the DNS server plug-in interface to submit a CNAME query to a Windows Server 2003-based DNS server =

Article ID: 932705

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems

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SYMPTOMS
When you use the Domain Name System (DNS) server plug-in interface to submit a CNAME query to a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based DNS server, the DNS Server service returns a status of SERVFAIL.

If no CNAME record exists, the DNS server plug-in interface should return a status of DNS_PLUGIN_NO_RECORDS. You expect the DNS Server service to handle an empty CNAME response correctly.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, apply the hotfix that is mentioned in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

932704 The DNS server may crash when you use the DNS server plug-in interface to submit many ANY queries to a Windows Server 2003-based DNS server



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, 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

Keywords: kberrmsg kbtshoot kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbprb KB932705

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