Zone Files in Multiples of 4 KB May Cause Access Violation (160518)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q160518 SYMPTOMS
Your Domain Name System (DNS) service will not start, and it causes an
access violation (AV) in DNS Manager.
CAUSE
Zone files that are exact multiples of 4 KB in length will cause an access
violation in DNS Manager.
RESOLUTION
As a temporary workaround, you can add a comment to your zone file so that
its size is not a multiple of 4 KB.
To permanently fix this problem, apply Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2 or
later.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0.
This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S.
Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/9/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork KB160518 |
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