DOCUMENT:Q150918 22-MAR-2000 [winnt] TITLE :FPNW Event ID 2630 Unable to Access PDC for Write PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT PROD/VER:winnt:3.51 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft File and Print Services for NetWare version 3.51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== If you have File and print Services for NetWare (FPNW) set up on a primary domain controller (PDC) and a backup domain controller (BDC), Event ID 2630 may be logged in the system log every few minutes. The following message appears: Event ID: 2630 Source: FPNW The bindery library failed to connect to \\ for write. Bindery operations may be limited" The following is the hex data returned in Event ID 2630: Data: 0000: c00000022 CAUSE ===== The BDC is attempting to establish a connection to the PDC using an RPC null session. This is not supported for security accounts manager (SAM) calls because a user context needs to be used. The hex data returned in the Event ID 2630: maps to be an access denied message from the PDC. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in File and Print Services for NetWare version 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): S E R V P A C K Additional query words: prodnt 3.50 fpnw ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbServicesNetwareSearch kbFPNW351 Version : winnt:3.51 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.