Article ID: 818875
Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
SYMPTOMS
When you use the Active Directory directory service Replication Monitor tool (Replmon.exe) to monitor a server that is running Windows 2000, a yellow exclamation mark may appear next to an Active Directory naming context, and the context may be unavailable (dimmed).
CAUSE
This problem may occur if the naming context's update sequence number (USN) exceeds 2 billion.
Note Each time a change is made to an Active Directory naming context, the USN is incremented on the domain controller where the change originated.
RESOLUTION
Hotfix Information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.
Restart Requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix Replacement Information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.
File Information
The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) 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 -------------------------------------------------------- 20-Apr-2003 17:23 1.0.0.2233 831,539 Iadstools.dll 20-Apr-2003 17:23 1.0.0.2233 1,179,699 Replmon.exe
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how hotfix packages are named, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
816915 New Naming Schema for Microsoft Windows Hotfix Packages
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