Re: MP stopped working on Windows 2003 DC after MS04-037 patch

From: Kevin Eddy (xpbert_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/26/05 

Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:58:50 -0500

This may be premature, but I think this may have fixed my problem. We'll see
tomorrow if it's all still working. I tried it on two problem sites, and it
seems to be working so far.

I am curious *why* it's a problem, and if I can prevent it. Why on DCs
specifically? Microsoft recommended we use the DCs for secondary sites.

The article doesn't mention SMS or DC that I can tell, how did you make the
connection? 

-- 
Kevin Eddy
"Seeker" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:uVSjx48AFHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Running an MP on a DC can cause password synchronization for the IWAM 
> account. Check out this article:
>
> PRB: Configured Identity Is Incorrect for IWAM Account
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;297989
>
>
> "Kevin Eddy" <xpbert@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
> news:eP4uYN8AFHA.3576@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>I have experienced the MP failures on multiple 2003 DC configured as 
>>secondary sites. I can't nail it down to that patch though, since it seems 
>>to have worked for a while with that patch on it, then spontaneously 
>>stopped working. I can't find any useful help on why. It's working fine at 
>>other sites with the same configurations.
>>
>> I have fixed it at some sites by completely deleting the site and 
>> removing IIS, then reinstalling IIS and the site. Doing a site repair 
>> hasn't helped.
>>
>> It always seems to be the "SMS Management Point Pool" getting 
>> "unsepcified errors", and then the pool quits and so does the MP.
>>
>> I really need an answer to this.
>>
>> I think it's a bigger problem. I may be going to Microsoft Premier 
>> Support on this one.
>>
>> -- 
>> Kevin Eddy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "KCI" <KCI@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
>> news:C81FD473-E0A2-4AD6-8E15-7EDDF4676108@microsoft.com...
>>> Wondering if anyone has seen this issue with their Windows 2003 site 
>>> servers.
>>> The only thing these MP had in common was they received the MS04-037 
>>> patch.
>>> Once they rebooted the MP no longer communicated with the main SMS site
>>> server.
>>>
>>> I was able to resolve the issue by removing the site server as a MP - 
>>> then
>>> removing IIS from the server and re-adding IIS back.  Once I added the 
>>> site
>>> back as an MP again in SMS it seems to communicate without a problem.
>>>
>>> I guess what I am looking for is some kind of confirmation that this 
>>> patch
>>> was the actual issue or do I have a bigger problem that I am not aware 
>>> of.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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