Can't Find PDC When Creating new Host Security Domain
Article ID: 164905
Article Last Modified on 10/29/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4, when used with:
This article was previously published under Q164905
SYMPTOMS
If SNA Server Manager shows the first SNA Server in the subdomain as
Offline, Manager will display the following error when it attempts to
create a new host security domain:
Cannot contact Windows NT Primary Domain Controller
CAUSE
The SNA Server Manager Host Security extension (Hostsec.dll) was
attempting to use the first SNA Server in the configuration to locate the
Windows NT primary domain controller.
RESOLUTION
An update to SNA Server 3.0 is available to correct this problem. The
host security extension now tries all SNA Servers in the configuration,
not just the first server.
The updated module is \<snaroot>\System\Hostsec.dll.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 3.0.
This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 U.S.
Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on
the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
Additional query words: prodsna snahostsec snamanager
Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbnetwork KB164905