Memory Leak in SNA Server Windows NT Client When Using APPC

Last reviewed: April 14, 1997
Article ID: Q165090

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

When you stop a WinAPPC application or unload the Windows NT SNA Server client server interface (Snabase), the memory consumed by these processes may not be released. This applies to running the WinAPPC application on an SNA Server Windows NT Client or the SNA Server itself.

CAUSE

Several DLLs do not close all open handles when they are unloaded from memory by a FreeLibrary() call.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the hotfix mentioned below.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 3.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft SNA Server 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 querywords: prodsna

Keywords : kbbug3.00 kbfix3.00.sp1 kbnetwork snaappc
Version : 3.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
Resolution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: April 14, 1997
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