FPNW Event ID 2630 Unable to Access PDC for Write (150918)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft File and Print Services for NetWare 3.51

This article was previously published under Q150918

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 \\<PDC server name> 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

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	3/22/2000
Keywords:	KB150918