Bogus Info in PMAdmin /authmode Switch Creates Corrupt Instances

ID: Q187958

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Site Server version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

If you use the "PMAdmin create instance" command to create a membership instance and pass bogus information in the /authmode command-line parameter, PMAdmin creates the instance despite the error messages. The instance, however, is incompletely configured and is missing an LDAP query string. As such, LDAP is unable to bind, and you receive Windows NT Events 4107 and 4102 when you try to start the LDAP instance.

CAUSE

PMAdmin does not back out of the instance creation if it receives an error from the /authmode switch. This causes an incomplete instance to be created.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, apply the latest Site Server 3.0 service pack.

WORKAROUND

Delete the instance and recreate it using the proper /authmode Boolean value.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Site Server version 3.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Site Server version 3.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodsitesrv3 prodMBS sp


Keywords          : Ss3Sp1fix 
Version           : WINNT:3.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 16, 1999