WLDAP32!LdapParallelConnect Leaks Socket Handles When Connect() Does Not Work (273421)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

This article was previously published under Q273421

SYMPTOMS

Memory leaks or connectivity problems may occur on some Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) servers in high-stress situations.

CAUSE

WLDAP32!LdapParallelConnect may leak socket handles when the Connect function does not work. This could happen, for example, if there were no more ports, or in low-memory conditions. When this occurs, LDAP may not clean up its socket connections correctly, leaving them open.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date        Time    Version        Size     File name
   -------------------------------------------------------
   09/08/2000  1:39PM  5.0.2195.2153  123,664  Wldap32.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/26/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbWin2000PreSP2Fix KB273421