Event ID 627 Running SNA Services Under WinNT User Account

Last reviewed: March 13, 1998
Article ID: Q181122

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0, 3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2, and 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If a Windows NT service is written to use the SNA Server APPC, CPIC, LUA, or 3270 EIS API interfaces, and the Windows NT service is not running under an account with administrator privileges, the application will fail to work.

This can be reproduced by trying to start the SNA Server AFTP Server service under a Windows NT user account. This causes the following Windows NT application event to be logged:

  Event ID: 627
  Source:   SNA Server
  Description:
  Internal message routing error: process id <pid>, mhtype 15, msgtype 0

The equivalent application does run correctly under the same user context when run interactively.

CAUSE

SNA Server was originally designed to restrict Windows NT services to only run in administrative-level accounts (to accommodate requirements on the SNA Server services themselves). However, this restriction is not necessary for services that need access to the SNA Server API interfaces.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0, 3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2, and 4.0. A supported fix is now available for SNA Server 4.0, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.

Keywords          : prodsna snaappc snacpic snalua snaprog snatp snawinnt
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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Last reviewed: March 13, 1998
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