DOCUMENT:Q222622 22-DEC-1999 [exchange] TITLE :XADM: Handle Not Released After LDAP Bind and Disconnect PRODUCT :Microsoft Exchange PROD/VER:winnt:5.5,5.5 SP1,5.5 SP2 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:exc55 exc55sp1 exc55sp2 EXC55SP3Fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.5, 5.5 SP1, 5.5 SP2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== If you connect to an Exchange Server computer using the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) with Windows NT Challenge/Response (NTLM) as the authentication method, bind to the server, and then disconnect from the server before unbinding, the server may not release the associated security context handle. RESOLUTION ========== To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Exchange Server version 5.5. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q191014 XGEN: How to Obtain the latest Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: Component: Directory +--------------------------+ | File name | Version | +--------------------------+ | Dsamain.exe | 5.5.2547.0 | +--------------------------+ STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. This problem was first corrected in Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 3. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : exc55 exc55sp1 exc55sp2 EXC55SP3Fix Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 kbExchange550SP1 kbExchange550SP2 Version : winnt:5.5,5.5 SP1,5.5 SP2 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.