Excessive Server Manager File Lock Counts (125574)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q125574 SYMPTOMS
In Server Manager, or Control Panel Server, the value for File Locks is
very large (over four billion).
CAUSE
The Server service does not increment the File Locks count after
successfully locking a byte range in response to a Lock&Read Server Message
Block (SMB) (typically issued by a LAN Manager version 2.2c client (either
MS-DOS- or OS/2)- based). However, the Server service does correctly
decrement the File Lock count in response to a later Lock&X SMB which
unlocks the same byte range. As a result, the zero File Lock count is
decremented to 0xFFFFFFFF. Because is an unsigned value, it is displayed as
4294967295.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. A
fix to this problem is in development, but has not been regression-tested
and may be destabilizing in production environments. Microsoft does not
recommend implementing this fix at this time. Contact Microsoft Product
Support Services for more information on the availability of this fix.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/21/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB125574 |
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