Article ID: 819662
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 #: 469473 (SHILOH_BUGS)
SYMPTOMS
The Distribution Agent cleanup job (sp_MSdistribution_cleanup) incorrectly removes the snapshot entries that belong to anonymous Subscribers before the retention period expires. This leads to missing snapshots for anonymous subscribers.
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 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
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26-Feb-2003 03:41 2000.80.777.0 29,244 bytes Dbmslpcn.dll
25-Apr-2003 02:12 786,432 bytes Distmdl.ldf
25-Apr-2003 02:12 2,359,296 bytes Distmdl.mdf
30-Jan-2003 01:55 180 bytes Drop_repl_hotfix.sql
07-Apr-2003 19:15 2000.80.801.0 1,557,052 bytes Dtsui.dll
24-Apr-2003 02:51 747,927 bytes Instdist.sql
30-Jan-2003 01:55 1,402 bytes Inst_repl_hotfix.sql
08-Feb-2003 06:40 2000.80.765.0 90,692 bytes Msgprox.dll
19-Nov-2001 22:25 2000.80.194.0 275,004 bytes Ntwdblib.dll
01-Apr-2003 02:07 1,873 bytes Odsole.sql
05-Apr-2003 01:46 2000.80.800.0 62,024 bytes Odsole70.dll
19-Nov-2001 22:25 2000.80.194.0 25,152 bytes Opends60.dll
02-Apr-2003 21:48 2000.80.796.0 57,904 bytes Osql.exe
02-Apr-2003 23:15 2000.80.797.0 279,104 bytes Pfutil80.dll
04-Apr-2003 21:27 1,083,467 bytes Replmerg.sql
04-Apr-2003 21:53 2000.80.798.0 221,768 bytes Replprov.dll
08-Feb-2003 06:40 2000.80.765.0 307,784 bytes Replrec.dll
01-Apr-2003 02:23 1,084,828 bytes Replsys.sql
16-Apr-2003 22:39 115,892 bytes Sp3_serv_uni.sql
25-Apr-2003 02:19 2000.80.760.0 815,676 bytes Sqldata.dll
07-Apr-2003 17:44 25,172 bytes Sqldumper.exe
19-Mar-2003 18:20 2000.80.789.0 28,672 bytes Sqlevn70.rll
24-Apr-2003 05:39 2000.80.811.0 176,696 bytes Sqlmap70.dll
08-Feb-2003 06:40 2000.80.765.0 57,920 bytes Sqlrepss.dll
24-Apr-2003 04:05 2000.80.811.0 7,422,520 bytes Sqlservr.exe
25-Apr-2003 02:19 2000.80.760.0 590,396 bytes Sqlsort.dll
08-Feb-2003 06:40 2000.80.765.0 45,644 bytes Sqlvdi.dll
26-Feb-2003 03:41 2000.80.777.0 29,244 bytes Ssmslpcn.dll
19-Nov-2001 22:26 2000.80.194.0 33,344 bytes Ssmssh70.dll
26-Feb-2003 03:41 2000.80.777.0 82,492 bytes Ssnetlib.dll
25-Apr-2003 02:19 2000.80.760.0 53,808 bytes Ums.dll
25-Apr-2003 02:19 2000.80.760.0 287,296 bytes Xpstar.dll
28-Feb-2003 01:34 2000.80.778.0 98,872 bytes Xpweb70.dll
Note: Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the files may also contain additional files.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, you can use any one of the following methods:
- Use PULL named subscriptions instead of anonymous subscriptions.
- Pause the cleanup job during the administrative update.
- Drop article Art_B (see step 5 in the "Steps to Reproduce the Behavior" section).
Add the article Art_B back in the publication. Generate the snapshot one time, and then apply the snapshot to all subscribers before you generate another snapshot.
- Reinitialize the subscriber, and then regenerate snapshot. Apply the snapshot to all the subscribers before you generate another snapshot.
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce the Behavior
To reproduce the problem, follow these steps:
- Set up a publication with the @allow_anonymous option set to TRUE, and then add an article. Name this article Art_A.
- Add an anonymous subscription.
- Generate a snapshot.
- Run the Distribution Agent (this applies the snapshot to the subscription).
- Add a new article and name it Art_B.
- Generate a snapshot.
- Generate the snapshot again.
- Run the cleanup agent job.
- Run the Distribution Agent. It does not apply the new article (Art_B).
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 Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4.
MORE INFORMATION
This hotfix is also available in the MS03-031 security patch. For additional information about the MS03-031 security patch, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
821277 MS03-031: Security patch for SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3
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