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FIX: DBCC NEWALLOC May Cause Incorrect Database Usage Count

Article ID: 165579

Article Last Modified on 10/16/2003

Microsoft SQL Server 6.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q165579

BUG #: NT: 13108 (6.00)
           16262 (6.50)

SYMPTOMS

After you run the DBCC NEWALLOC command, the database usage count is left one more than the actual count. This would prevent you from setting the database in single user mode. The count remains incorrect until SQL Server is restarted.

WORKAROUND

Run DBCC CHECKALLOC instead.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server versions 6.0 and 6.5. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. For more information, contact your primary support provider.

MORE INFORMATION

The same problem may occur if you run "DBCC FIX_AL (database_name)".

Additional query words: 60 65 sql60 sql65 consistency check checker

Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB165579