Microsoft KB Archive/315777

= Event 744 or SnaBase Failure Occurs When Using Active Directory =

Article ID: 315777

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q315777



SYMPTOMS
SnaBase logs the following event in the Application Event Log on a Host Integration Server (HIS 2000) system that is configured to support Active Directory clients if the overall length of the organizational unit (OU) name is longer than 255 characters or if any individual node length in the OU name is longer than 64 characters:

Event ID: 744

Source: SNA Base Service

Description: DMOD initialization for Active Directory failed.

SnaBase on an HIS 2000 Admin Client that is configured to Locate servers using Active Directory terminates after it logs the Event 744 when this problem occurs. SnaBase on an HIS 2000 End User Client that is configured to Locate servers using Active Directory terminates without any error messages when the problem occurs.



CAUSE
The HIS 2000 Resource Location Wizards fail to validate the overall length of the configured OU name. In addition, the Wizards fail to validate the lengths of the individual node names that the OU name is comprised of.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Host Integration Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

328152 How to Obtain the Latest Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbhostintegserv2000presp1fix kbhostintegserv2000sp1fix KB315777

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