Handle Leak in SNAUDB.EXE
Article ID: 180729
Article Last Modified on 5/11/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q180729
SYMPTOMS
SNA Server Host Account Cache service (that is, SnaDatabase, or
Snaudb.exe) handle count grows each time a new logon request occurs.
This problem can be observed by monitoring the handle count for the
snaudb process using the Windows NT performance monitor. Eventually,
the Host Account Cache service will fail, causing host user ID's and
passwords to fail to be mapped.
CAUSE
The SNA Server Host Account Cache service (Snaudb.exe) was not
closing the event handles it created for every RPC request it
received.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT SNA Server,
versions 3.0, 3.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1), 3.0 SP2, and 4.0.
This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server versions 3.0 and 4.0
U.S. Service Packs. For information on obtaining these Service Packs,
query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the
spaces):
Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB180729