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11.16 Advanced Server Crashes When Clients Try Connecting to It

Problem:

Occasionally, the server might crash. A traceback similar to the following would be seen in the PWRK$LMSRV log file:


%SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=00, virtual
address=0000000000000000, PC=0000000000117AF8, PS=0000001B
%TRACE-F-TRACEBACK, symbolic stack dump follows
image    module    routine             line      rel PC           abs PC
PWRK$LMSRV  SESSSETUP  AddExtraSidsToTokenSids
                                      134347 00000000000030B8 0000000000117AF8
PWRK$LMSRV  SESSSETUP  LogMeIn        132769 00000000000006E8 0000000000115128
PWRK$LMSRV  SESSSETUP  smbsesssetup   134020 00000000000029E8 0000000000117428
PWRK$LMSRV  SMBWORK  smbwork           90471 0000000000001B00 00000000000FD540
PWRK$CSSHR_V7  MTS  MTS$CONTEXT_SWITCH
                                       6673  0000000000000104 00000000003BC644
PWRK$CSSHR_V7  MTS  MTS$MAIN_SCHEDULER
                                                             ?                ?
PWRK$LMSRV  MTS$MAIN  main             5678  00000000000000D8 0000000000091AB8
PWRK$LMSRV  MTS$MAIN  __main              0  0000000000000070 0000000000091A50
                                          0  FFFFFFFF8028F63C FFFFFFFF8028F63C

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3A-ECO4 for OpenVMS.


Chapter 12
Problems Corrected in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS

This chapter describes problems resolved by software changes made in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS. These software changes will also be included in future ECOs. The problems are described in the sections indicated in the following table:

Problem Type Section Number
Installation and Configuration Problems 12.1
Server Problems 12.2
File/Printer Share Problems 12.3
Transport Problems 12.4
Browser Problems 12.5

12.1 Installation and Configuration Problems

This section describes installation problems corrected in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.1.1 Problem with RestrictAnonymous Registry Parameter

Problem:

In a domain where Advanced Server V7.3A for OpenVMS or later is configured as Primary Domain Controller (PDC), PATHWORKS V6.1 can be added to that domain, even if Registry parameter RestrictAnonymous is set to 1.

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.1.2 pwrk$*_V8 Images Not Installed on OpenVMS V7.* Systems

Problem:

When Advanced Server is installed on OpenVMS V7.* systems, then the PWRK$*_V8 images will not be installed. If you upgrade to OpenVMS V8.* version, either you have to manually extract PWRK$*_V8.* files from the kit and copy them to the respective locations or reinstall the kit.

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.2 Server Problems

This section describes the file server problems corrected in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.2.1 Server Hangs on all Nodes in the Cluster

Problem:

The Advanced server running on a four node cluster does not respond to client requests as it hangs on all the nodes in the cluster. On one of the nodes, there were numerous copies of the following error message:


PCSCACHE\Passthru_acquire_lock: unexpected VMS status error! (0x9F0)
PCSCACHE\Passthru_acquire_lock: unexpected VMS status error! (0xE0A)
PCSCACHE\Passthru_acquire_lock: unexpected VMS status error! (0xE0A)
.
.
.

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.2.2 PWRK$LMSRV Process Crashes in Module PFS$OPS, Routine PFS_getuser()

Problem:

The PWRK$LMSRV process might crash in strlen(), in the module PFS$OPS, routine PFS_getuser(). A traceback similar to the following would be seen in the PWRK$LMSRV log file:


%SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=00, virtual
address=0000000000000064, PC=FFFFFFFF811A88E8, PS=0000001B
%TRACE-F-TRACEBACK, symbolic stack dump follows
image          module     routine    line         rel PC          abs PC
DECC$SHR_EV56
                                      0        0000000000008E8 FFFFFFFF811A88E8

PWRK$CSSHR_V7  PFS$OPS    PFS_getuser
                                     29089     0000000000010610 00000000003E79A0
PWRK$LMSRV     SESSSETUP  smbsesssetup
                                     134181    0000000000002AD8 0000000000117F68
PWRK$LMSRV     SMBWORK    smbwork
                                     90497     0000000000001A90 00000000000FE210
PWRK$CSSHR_V7  MTS        MTS$CONTEXT_SWITCH
                                     6673      0000000000000104 00000000003BC634
PWRK$CSSHR_V7  MTS        MTS$MAIN_SCHEDULER
                                      ?                ?

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.2.3 Server Crashes When ADMINISTER Command is Executed to Close the Session

Problem:

When ADMINISTER command is executed to close the session, in the module TRANS, routine smbtrans, the PWRK$LMSRV process crashes. A traceback similar to the following would be seen in the PWRK$LMSRV log file:


Image         module      routine    line   rel pc           abs pc
PWRK$CSSHR_V7  LIBCHARSET  LIB_ServerCPToClientCP
                                      22565 0000000000003718 000000038EA68
PWRK$LMAPISHR CODESETCONV  ServerToClientCodeSetConv
                                      69909 00000000000000E8 000000000055EF68
PWRK$LMSRV    SRVLANG      SrvExportDownLevelString
                                      63892 0000000000000110 000000000019C620
PWRK$LMSRV    TRANSPARSE   unwindvwv
                                      73033 0000000000001FE0 00000000001A29A0
PWRK$LMSRV    TRANSPARSE   outparse
                                      73554 0000000000002EA8 00000000001A3868
PWRK$LMSRV    FILEAPI      CommonFileGetInfo
                                      78901 000000000000221C 000000000014B26C
PWRK$LMSRV    FILEAPI      ATTNetFileGetInfo2
                                      79044 000000000000259C 000000000014B5EC
PWRK$LMSRV    TRANS        dotransapi
                                      92542 0000000000002758 000000000011F0F8
PWRK$LMSRV    TRANS        smbtrans
                                      91976 0000000000000E88 000000000011D828
PWRK$LMSRV    SMBWORK      smbwork
                                      90471 0000000000001B00 00000000000FD540
PWRK$CSSHR_V7  MTS         MTS$CONTEXT_SWITCH
                                      6673  0000000000000104 00000000003BC644

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.2.4 PWRK$LMSRV Crashes in Routine SepSidInToken

Problem:

The PWRK$LMSRV process crashes during session setup in routine SepSidInToken. A traceback similar to the following would be seen in the PWRK$LMSRV log file:


Image          module    routine    line       rel pc           abs pc

WRK$LMAPISHR    ACCESSCK  SepSidInToken
                                     88066    00000000000000F8 0000000000655568
PWRK$LMAPISHR   ACCESSCK  SepAccessCheck
                                     88557    00000000000004E4 0000000000655954
PWRK$LMAPISHR   ACCESSCK  SeAccessCheck
                                     88752    0000000000000774 0000000000655BE4
PWRK$LMAPISHR   SECURITY  SampValidateObjectAccess
                                     124629   0000000000000A60 0000000000654CD0
PWRK$LMAPISHR   DOMAIN    PegSamrOpenDomain
                                     134145   0000000000000214 0000000000614654
PWRK$LMSRV      SAMRPC    SamrOpenDomain
                                     111461   00000000000003C8 00000000000A1F68
PWRK$LMSRV      SAMRPC_S  samr_SamrOpenDomain
                                     43460    0000000000001058  00000000000A4F58
PWRK$LMAPISHR   RPCCALL   rpc__call_put
                                     32676   0000000000000204  00000000006341A4
PWRK$LMAPISHR   CNSRV     rpc__ncacn_process_request
                                     42142   0000000000001F78  000000000062ED78
PWRK$LMAPISHR   CNSRV     rpc__ncacn_datawork
                                     42611   0000000000002D20  000000000062FB20

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.2.5 Set Password fails With Externally Authenticated User

Problem:

In a domain with Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 as a PDC emulator and Advanced Server configured as Member server, if a user tries to modify the password of an externally authenticated account using DCL SET PASSWORD command, the error messages similar to the following will be displayed:


$ SET PASSWORD
Old password:
New password:
Verification:
%SET-I-SNDEXTAUTH, Sending password request to external authenticator
%SET-E-EXTPWDERR, Password could not be set by external authenticator
-SYSTEM-F-AUTHFAIL, authorization failure
-ACME-E-FAILURE, requested operation has failed

Solution:

This Problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS. Note that if the password is changed by executing the DCL SET PASSWORD command, then the sessions established through ADMINISTER commands prior to password modification, will be lost. Users have to re-login again using the new password.

12.2.6 Delay in the Server Response to Pipe Open Requests

Problem:

If there are simultaneous pipe open requests from clients, there is a delay in the server response.

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.2.7 PWRK$LMSRV Crashes in Module TRANSPARSE, Routine unwindvwv

Problem:

The PWRK$LMSRV process might crash in memcpy(), in the module TRANSPARSE, routine unwindvwv. A traceback similar to the following would be seen in PWRK$LMSRV log file:


%TRACE-F-TRACEBACK, symbolic stack dump follows
image      module     routine   line    rel PC           abs PC
LIBOTS
                                 0     0000000000219D8  FFFFFFFF80CF99D8
PWRK$LMSRV TRANSPARSE unwindvwv
                                73016  0000000000001E6C 00000000001A328C
PWRK$LMSRV TRANSPARSE outparse
                                73578  0000000000002EA8 00000000001A42C8
PWRK$LMSRV SHAREAPI   ATTRNetShareGetInfo
                                104883 0000000000002F9C 00000000001335FC
PWRK$LMSRV TRANS      dotransapi
                                92569  0000000000002758 000000000011FB48
PWRK$LMSRV TRANS      smbtrans
                                92003  0000000000000E88 000000000011E278
PWRK$LMSRV SMBWORK    smbwork
                                90497  0000000000001A90 00000000000FE210

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.2.8 Advanced Server Does Not Support More than 32 %X86 ACEs

Problem:

When the ACL grows beyond 31 ACE's while adding users to the security mask of the file, the Advanced Server fails to display this file or crashes.

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.2.9 PWRK$LMSRV Crashes in Routine FileEnumWorker

Problem:

The PWRK$LMRV process might crash in module ENUMS, routine FileEnumWorker while enumerating files opened on the server. A traceback similar to the following would be seen in the PWRK$LMSRV log file:


%SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=00, virtual
address=0000000000000000, PC=FFFFFFFF809A88E8, PS=0000001B
%TRACE-F-TRACEBACK, symbolic stack dump follows
image          module    routine        line      rel PC            abs PC
DECC$SHR_EV56
                                        0      00000000000008E8 FFFFFFFF809A88E8
PWRK$LMSRV     ENUMS     FileEnumWorker
                                        117407 0000000000002078 00000000000EC368
PWRK$LMSRV     ENUMS     realFileEnum
                                        117896 0000000000002A0C 00000000000ECCFC
PWRK$LMSRV     ENUMS     NetrFileEnum
                                        118037 0000000000002CA0 00000000000ECF90
PWRK$LMSRV     SRVSVC_S  srvsvc_NetrFileEnum
                                        33935  000000000000196C 00000000000B27DC
PWRK$LMAPISHR  RPCCALL   rpc__call_put
                                        2677   0000000000000204 0000000000635084

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.2.10 OpenVMS System Hangs During Reboot

Problem:

Advanced Server references quadword I/O database mutex, IOC$GQ_MUTEX through long word routines SCH$LOCKREXEC and SCH$UNLOCKEXEC which corrupts the IOC$GQ_MUTEX, causing the OpenVMS system to hang.

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.2.11 PWRK$LMSRV Crashes in Routine resume_0

Problem:

The Advanced server might crash in module Thread, routine resume_0. A traceback similar to the following would be seen in the PWRK$LMSRV Log file:


%SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=00, virtual
address=0000000000000030, PC=0000000000417000, PS=0000001B
%TRACE-F-TRACEBACK, symbolic stack dump follows
image          module    routine          line      rel PC           abs PC
PWRK$CSSHR_V7  THREAD   resume_0
                                         20095 0000000000008070 0000000000417000
PWRK$CSSHR_V7  THREAD   threadresumelast
                                         15961 0000000000003C34 0000000000412BC4
PWRK$CSSHR_V7  WORKQ    WorkQ_queue_work_safe
                                         11798 0000000000000B30 0000000000419D80
PWRK$CSSHR_V7  WORKQ    WorkQ_queue_work
                                         11695 0000000000000944 0000000000419B94
PWRK$LMAPISHR  QUEUE    queue_put
                                         14017 00000000000000EC 000000000063266C
PWRK$CSSHR_V7  LIBIPC   mbreaddoneast
                                         52520 0000000000008420 000000000039D290

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.2.12 ADMINISTER SHOW SESSIONS and ADMINISTER SHOW CONNECTION Commands Do Not Display Information for all User Sessions

Problem:

If the number of user sessions exceeds 622, then ADMINISTER SHOW SESSION command will display session information only for 622 users.

If multiple users are connected to the Advanced Server from a Windows 2003 system through CITRIX terminal services client and if ADMINISTER SHOW CONNECTION command is executed on Advanced server, it displays the information only for the last user connected through CITRIX terminal service client and not for other users.

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS

12.2.13 Advanced Server Always Establishes Secure Channel Against PDC

Problem:

If Advanced Server is configured as the Member Server in a domain, it always establishes secure channel with the PDC. In a domain where PDC lies across the WAN, if the communication channel is slow, the communication between the Advanced server and the Primary Domain Controller gets disconnected or timed out.

Solution:

This Problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B. Note that if Advanced Server is configured as a Member Server to Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 domain, it can establish secure channel with any domain controller, if the registry parameter "MemberInAD" is set to 1.

The registry parameter can be set by executing the following commands:


$ @SYS$STARTUP:PWRK$DEFINE_COMMANDS.COM


$ REGUTL SET PARAMETER VMSSERVER MEMBERINAD 1 /CREATE

Once this registry parameter is created, /create qualifier need not be used to modify the parameter again. Also, Advanced Server needs to be restarted everytime the value of this registry parameter changes for the new value to take effect.

12.2.14 OpenVMS System Crashes in Routine OTS$MOVE_C+004D0

Problem:

The OpenVMS System might crash in routine OTS$MOVE_C+004D0, with the following Bugcheck information:


Bugcheck Type: INVEXCEPTN, Exception while above ASTDEL
Node: BB01 (Cluster)
CPU Type: HP AlphaServer ES80 7/1150
VMS Version: V8.2
Current Process: NULL
Current Image:
Failing PC: FFFFFFFF.80009B50 OTS$MOVE_C+004D0
Failing PS: 10000000.00000804

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.3 File/Printer Share Problems

This section describes file access and printing problems corrected in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.3.1 Server-Based Licenses are Lost Whenever a Node in the Cluster Crashes

Problem:

In a cluster environment, all the nodes get the Server-Based licenses from a common license pool. If one of the node in the cluster crashes and one or more clients have Server-Based licenses assigned through that node, sometimes those licenses are lost until the Advanced Server is restarted on one of the node in the cluster.

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.3.2 Advanced Server Shared Files Appear Empty When the Data is Requested from a Linux Client

Problem:

After mapping an ASV share from the Linux client, if an user tries to view the files, they appear empty.

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.3.3 File Creation on a Linux Client Fails, and touch Command Hangs

Problem:

After mapping an ASV share from the Linux client, if an user tries to create a file using touch command, the command hangs until the Linux client re-establishes the session.

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.3.4 Problem Accessing Shared Files from Windows 2003 SP1 Clients

Problem:

When Windows 2003 SP1 clients try to access files on Advanced Server share, they face the following problems:

  • When the clients try to connect to the Advanced Server through \\server-name, the following error message is displayed:


    \\server-name is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
    network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
    You have access permissions"
    
  • Clients can connect to the server through the mapped network drives, but the access to documents is delayed.

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.3.5 Users are Unable to Connect to Shares on Windows 2000 Member Servers or Workstations in a Domain

Problem:

In a domain with Advanced Server as PDC, the users will not be able to connect to shares on Windows 2000 member servers or workstations using the credentials of user(s) belonging to another domain where Advanced Sever PDC has a trust established.

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.3.6 Viewing XML Files on Windows Using Internet Explorer Dislays an Error Message

Problem:

When an user tries to view an XML files generated on OpenVMS using Internet Explorer (IE) on Windows an error message similar to the following is displayed at the bottom of the page:


"The XML page cannot be displayed Cannot view XML input using XSL style sheet.
Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later."

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.3.7 Unable to Copy or Print a File on Advanced Server Share if the File Size is Greater than the Datacache Size

Problem:

If clients try to copy a file to an Advanced Server share, there is a 3 minute delay if the file size is less than the Advanced Server data cache size. If the file size exceeds the data cache size, the clients time out after 3 minutes. This problem occurs even when client tries to a print a file using an Advanced Server shared printer.

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.4 Transport Problems

This section describes problems related to the use of transport protocols with the Advanced Server, corrected in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS.

12.4.1 Messages are not Logged When WINS Server is Unavailable

Problem:

If the server is not able to register its name with the specified WINS server, messages indicating the unavailability of the WINS server are not logged.

Solution:

This problem is resolved in Advanced Server V7.3B for OpenVMS. Now the following messages will be displayed in the pwrk$knbdaemon_<node name>.log file :

  • If WINS is unavailable the following message will be displayed:


    "*Warning*: WINS Server is unavailable
    (IP Addr: <WINS server ip address>)"
    
  • When WINS is available, the following message will be dispalyed:


    "Server established contact to WINS Server
    (IP Addr: <WINS server ip address>)" (IP Addr: <WINS server ip address>)"
    

Note

<node name> is the SCSNODE name of the system.


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