Event ID 101 Message Occurs When You Post an Item to the NNTP Master Server (298848)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q298848

SYMPTOMS

You post an item to a Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) subordinate server, and it is pushed up to the NNTP master server. However, the item is not posted on the NNTP subordinate server, and the client that is connected to the NNTP subordinate server cannot view the post. The following event ID message is logged in the system event log:

Event Type: Warning
Event Source: NNTPSVC
Event Category: None
Event ID: 101
Date: 5/10/2001
Time: 3:21:45 PM
User: N/A
Computer: COMPUTERNAME

Description:

The server was unable to add the virtual root '/' for the directory '/Internet Newsgroups' due to the following error: The parameter is incorrect. The data is the error code.
For additional information specific to this message please visit the Microsoft Online Support site located at:

http://search.support.microsoft.com/search/?adv=1. Data: 0000: 57 00 00 00 W...

CAUSE

This issue occurs if one or more of the following conditions is true:
  • You modified the virtual directory for the NNTP subordinate server to point to a file share.
  • The NNTP subordinate server does not have a public folder store or its public folder store has been dismounted.
  • You modified the Access Control Lists (ACLs) on the file share for the NNTP subordinate server.
  • You removed the Everyone group from the file share, and the NNTP news feed from the master server cannot access the file share to push the post to the subordinate server.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue if you removed the Everyone group from the ACL on the file share, follow these steps:
  1. Add the System group to the share, and then give Full Control permissions to the System group.
  2. Add the Domain Admins group to the share, and then give Full Control permissions to the Domain Admins group.
  3. Add the account that you want to post items to the share, and then give Read and Write permissions to that account.For example, configure specific users to post items, such as granting students Read and Write permissions on a Homework newsgroup.

  4. On the NNTP feed from the master server, change the security to Basic Authentication.NOTE: Use an administrator account that is part of the Domain Admins group.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:7/17/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB298848
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