Paged Pool Memory Leak with Increase in Handle Count for Services.exe (815493)

SYMPTOMS

A server running Windows 2000 Cluster service may experience a paged pool memory leak with a corresponding increase in handle count for Services.exe. The leaked handles refer to token objects. The leak may continue on a node after the resources are failed over to the other node.

The server may report the following error in the event log: Event ID: 2020 Restarting the server may temporarily resolve the problem.

RESOLUTION

Service Pack Information

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

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

Hotfix Information

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone 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 typical 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 has the file attributes (or later) 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
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   05-Mar-2003  09:35  5.0.2195.6679      45,840  Eventlog.dll

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about paged pool memory leaks, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

312362 Server Is Unable to Allocate Memory from the System Paged Pool

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: