LSASS May Use a Large Amount of Memory on a Domain Controller (174205)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q174205 SYMPTOMS
When a large number of trusted users and groups are imported to local
groups within a resource domain, memory usage by Lsass.exe may be
excessive, possibly causing system performance degradation. Memory usage
for a process can be seen using Perfmon.exe.
CAUSE
The problem occurs when the Netlogon service is starting and fails to
deallocate memory needed to process the imported accounts.
RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/23/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix KB174205 |
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