PSS ID Number: 258872
Article Last Modified on 11/14/2003
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q258872
SYMPTOMS
Attempting to set a security descriptor for a communications ports results in error code 1350 (ERROR_NO_SECURITY_ON_OBJECT) being returned to the program that attempted to set the descriptor.
CAUSE
Windows 2000 includes a new device for Plug and Play support in the device stack for the serial device. This device is controlled by the Serenum.sys driver. This driver creates an unnamed device entry that is installed above the serial driver. Because this device does not have a name, Windows does not assign a security descriptor to it.
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
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5/6/00 6:43p 5.0.2195.2087 1,595,904 Ntoskrnl.exe
5/6/00 6:44p 5.0.2195.2087 1,617,984 Ntkrnlmp.exe
5/6/00 6:44p 5.0.2195.2087 1,617,984 Ntkrnlpa.exe
5/6/00 6:44 5.0.2195.2087 1,638,464 Ntkrpamp.exe
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
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