Article ID: 827684
Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
SYMPTOMS
The Scepol.log file size increases beyond its default 1 megabyte (MB) limit. You cannot stop this behavior by setting the PolicyDebugLevel
registry value to 0. As the file becomes larger and more fragmented, the system runs more slowly than expected.
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 hotfix 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 -------------------------------------------------------------- 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 124,688 Adsldp.dll 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 132,368 Adsldpc.dll 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 63,760 Adsmsext.dll 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 381,712 Advapi32.dll 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 69,904 Browser.dll 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 136,464 Dnsapi.dll 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 96,016 Dnsrslvr.dll 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 47,376 Eventlog.dll 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 148,240 Kdcsvc.dll 21-Sep-2003 00:32 5.0.2195.6824 205,584 Kerberos.dll 21-Sep-2003 00:32 5.0.2195.6824 71,888 Ksecdd.sys 21-Sep-2003 00:32 5.0.2195.6824 509,712 Lsasrv.dll 21-Sep-2003 00:32 5.0.2195.6824 33,552 Lsass.exe 21-Sep-2003 00:32 5.0.2195.6824 109,840 Msv1_0.dll 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 307,984 Netapi32.dll 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 361,232 Netlogon.dll 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 931,600 Ntdsa.dll 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 392,464 Samsrv.dll 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 113,936 Scecli.dll 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 259,856 Scesrv.dll 20-Sep-2003 18:58 5.0.2195.6813 5,280,768 Sp3res.dll 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 48,912 W32time.dll 21-Sep-2003 00:32 5.0.2195.6824 57,104 W32tm.exe 22-Sep-2003 22:11 5.0.2195.6824 126,224 Wldap32.dll
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how a Scepol.log file is generated, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
277675 How to collect local security authority application programming interface logging for troubleshooting
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 file naming schema for Microsoft Windows software update packages
For additional information about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
Additional query words: scepol secpol size
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