Microsoft KB Archive/910917

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Article ID: 910917

Article Last Modified on 3/28/2007



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)




SYMPTOMS

You use the Client Services for NetWare component of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 to log on to a Novell Directory Services (NDS) tree. However, the logon attempt is not successful. Instead, you receive the following error message:

NetWare Authentication Failure

You cannot be authenticated on Tree and Context due to the following reason: A connection to the server could not be made because the limit on the number of concurrent connections for this account has been reached.

Do you want to select another preferred server or context?

Note Tree represents the name of the NDS tree, and Context represents the name of the user context.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003


Hotfix information

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You must restart the 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 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 item in Control Panel.

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Setupapi.dll 5.2.3790.2667 1,080,320 24-Mar-2006 03:24 x86

If you still experience this problem after you install this hotfix, you may also have to install the hotfix that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

912818 Availability of Windows Server 2003 Post-Service Pack 1 COM+ 1.5 Hotfix Rollup Package 8


Note This hotfix resolves a problem in which a remote procedure call service (RPCSS) token leak prevents the Client Services for NetWare component from closing connections after clients log off.

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 Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about 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: connection leak CSNW

Keywords: kbwinserv2003sp2fix kbwinserv2003sp1fix kbbug kbfix kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbpubtypekc KB910917