Lsass.exe Uses Excessive CPU Time After an SFU User Password Change (306026)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 2.0

This article was previously published under Q306026

SYMPTOMS

Changing a password for a user account for a Services for UNIX (SFU) user may cause CPU usage for the Local Security Authority Server service (LSASS) to go to 98 percent for some time. You can see the CPU usage for this process on the Processes tab in Windows Task Manager.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because the Network Information service (NIS) process (Nissvc.exe) makes many Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) requests to rebuild the UNIX files in the following folder:

%Homedrive%\SFU\Nis\MapCache\Domainname

RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date         Time   Version         Size     File name
   ---------------------------------------------------------
   06-Aug-2001  12:54  5.3000.1314.4    81,920  Nisprop.dll
   20-Sep-2001  07:04  5.3000.1314.11  138,240  Nissvc.exe
   16-Aug-2001  08:15  5.3000.1314.11   89,600  Pswdsync.dll
				

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/19/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix KB306026