Access Violation in Services.exe Clearing Event Log When an Application Has the File Open (159840)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q159840 SYMPTOMS
If an application opens the event log file, and then someone tries to clear
the event log, either interactively or by using an application, while the
application still has the event log file open, Services.exe may quit with
an access violation.
After Services.exe quits, RPC will no longer be available. After this
occurs, %SystemRoot%\Drwtsn32.log will be created or updated. Often, NET
USE sessions provided by the server remain active and new sessions can be
established. The following messages may be returned to client requests
involving the RPC services:
Error 1723: The RPC server is too busy to complete this operation.
-or-
Error 1722: The RPC server is unavailable.
-or-
Error 1721: Not enough resources are available to complete this
operation.
RESOLUTION
Be sure the application closes the event log file before clearing the event
log.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.51
and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/8/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB159840 |
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