Application Center 2000 node certificate information may be replaced during replication (306056)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Application Center 2000
This article was previously published under Q306056
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the metabase. Before you edit the metabase, verify that you have a backup copy that you can restore if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, see the "Configuration Backup/Restore" Help topic in Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

SYMPTOMS

Certificates and certificate binding information that is stored in the metabase of an Application Center cluster node may be overwritten and invalid after replication occurs.

CAUSE

Application Center 2000 always replicates certificate binding information that is stored in the metabase, and selectively replicates certificates based on whether they were created with the No Export option.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Application Center 2000. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

309384 How to obtain the latest Application Center 2000 service pack

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Application Center 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, 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:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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 hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version    Size     File name
   ---------------------------------------------------
   14-Nov-2001  21:52  1.0.441.2  190,976  Acsrepl.exe
   14-Nov-2001  21:51  1.0.441.2   40,560  Rdrvmb.dll
   14-Nov-2001  21:50  1.0.441.2  199,104  Replib.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Application Center 2000 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

WARNING: If you edit the metabase incorrectly, you can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall any product that uses the metabase. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems that result if you incorrectly edit the metabase can be solved. Edit the metabase at your own risk.

NOTE: Always back up the metabase before you edit it.

This fix prevents certificates or certificate binding information from replicating when a new metabase value called DriverFlags is present.

To enable the DriverFlags value, follow these steps:
  1. Obtain the Mdutil.exe tool from the Application Center 2000 support tools folder.
  2. Run the following command:

    mdutil set WebReplication/Local/ReplicationResourceTypes/CAPI/DriverFlags 1 -attrib INHERIT

  3. Perform a cluster synchronization to ensure that this metabase property is enabled on all members, in case one of the members becomes a controller.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/6/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbprb kbQFE KB306056
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