Article ID: 818188
Article Last Modified on 11/2/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Workgroup Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (Windows)
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition 64-bit
BUG #: 469256 (SHILOH_BUGS)
SYMPTOMS
When you query the sysmembers virtual table, the query may fail with a stack overflow and SQL Server may quit if you have over 15,000 database users in the user database.
The stack dump file includes the following information on version 8.00.760 when the stack overflow occurs:
2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 03/27/03 14:38:18 Stack Overflow Dump not possible - Exception c00000fd E at 0x00402BD7 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 Address=402bd7 Exception Code = c00000fd 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 eax=00000001 ebx=01482618 ecx=02273118 edx=00000f38 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 esi=19473280 edi=1944d540 eip=00402bd7 esp=02273000 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 ebp=02273068 efl=00010202 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 cs=1b ss=23 ds=23 es=23 fs=38 gs=0 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 1: Return Address 00402BD7 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 2: Return Address 00403CD2 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 3: Return Address 00407C25 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 4: Return Address 00405FB1 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 5: Return Address 00409958 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 6: Return Address 005B0D73 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 7: Return Address 005B0DD2 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 8: Return Address 005B0DD2 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 9: Return Address 005B0DD2 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 10: Return Address 005B0DD2 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 11: Return Address 005B0DD2 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 12: Return Address 005B0DD2 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 13: Return Address 005B0DD2 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 14: Return Address 005B0DD2 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 15: Return Address 005B0DD2 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 16: Return Address 005B0DD2 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 17: Return Address 005B0DD2 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 18: Return Address 005B0DD2 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 19: Return Address 005B0DD2 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 20: Return Address 005B0DD2 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 select * from db1..sysmembers 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 TotalPhysicalMemory = 535015424, AvailablePhysicalMemory = 190300160 2003-03-27 14:38:18.37 spid51 AvailableVirtualMemory = 1543839744, AvailablePagingFile = 1005047808
You may also experience this problem if you execute system stored procedures, such as sp_helpuser and sp_helplogins. These stored procedures query the sysmembers system table internally.
RESOLUTION
Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
290211 How to obtain the latest SQL Server 2000 service pack
Hotfix 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.
Date Time Version Size File name -------------------------------------------------------------------- 26-Feb-2003 03:41 2000.80.777.0 29,244 Dbmslpcn.dll 08-Feb-2003 05:43 786,432 Distmdl.ldf 08-Feb-2003 05:43 2,359,296 Distmdl.mdf 30-Jan-2003 01:55 180 Drop_repl_hotfix.sql 01-Feb-2003 00:32 2000.80.763.0 1,557,052 Dtsui.dll 30-Jan-2003 05:18 746,470 Instdist.sql 30-Jan-2003 01:55 1,402 Inst_repl_hotfix.sql 08-Feb-2003 06:40 2000.80.765.0 90,692 Msgprox.dll 01-Apr-2003 02:07 1,873 Odsole.sql 05-Apr-2003 01:46 2000.80.800.0 62,024 Odsole70.dll 02-Apr-2003 21:48 2000.80.796.0 57,904 Osql.exe 02-Apr-2003 23:15 2000.80.797.0 279,104 Pfutil80.dll 04-Apr-2003 21:27 1,083,467 Replmerg.sql 04-Apr-2003 21:53 2000.80.798.0 221,768 Replprov.dll 08-Feb-2003 06:40 2000.80.765.0 307,784 Replrec.dll 01-Apr-2003 02:23 1,084,828 Replsys.sql 03-Apr-2003 18:14 104,868 Sp3_serv_uni.sql 19-Mar-2003 18:20 2000.80.789.0 28,672 Sqlevn70.rll 28-Feb-2003 01:34 2000.80.778.0 176,696 Sqlmap70.dll 08-Feb-2003 06:40 2000.80.765.0 57,920 Sqlrepss.dll 05-Apr-2003 01:47 2000.80.800.0 7,540,817 Sqlservr.exe 05-Apr-2003 01:47 12,731,392 Sqlservr.pdb 08-Feb-2003 06:40 2000.80.765.0 45,644 Sqlvdi.dll 26-Feb-2003 03:41 2000.80.777.0 29,244 Ssmslpcn.dll 26-Feb-2003 03:41 2000.80.777.0 82,492 Ssnetlib.dll 17-Mar-2003 14:49 727,132 Sysmessages.sym 28-Feb-2003 01:34 2000.80.778.0 98,872 Xpweb70.dll
Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains these files may also contain additional files.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4.
MORE INFORMATION
You can create more than 15,000 logins in one instance of SQL Server and 15,000 users in one user database.
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