Event ID 12042: Internal Server Information...Was Corrupted

 Last reviewed: August 26, 1996
Article ID: Q130633
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 and 3.51

SYMPTOMS

When you transfer files from one Services for Macintosh volume to another and the AFP_info stream size of the file is zero, the following event is logged in the Event Viewer: 

   Event ID: 12042
   Source:   MacFile
   Type:     Error
   Description: Internal server information for file "[PATH to FILE]:
   AFP_AfpInfo" was corrupted. Setting default information.

CAUSE

Files that are created on one Services for Macintosh volume are attached an AFP_info stream to them. If they are never accessed on that server from a Macintosh computer, the stream size is zero. When the server determines that there is already a stream with a size of zero (which is incorrect from that server's perspective), the AFP_info stream is reset to the default value. This is logged in the event log as an error. The description of the event log is misleading.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.1 3.5 and 3.51. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT Server version 3.51. For information on obtaining this update, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbbug3.10 kbbug3.50
KBSubcategory: ntmac NTSrv
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.10 3.50 3.51 appletalk mac sfm

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Last reviewed: August 26, 1996
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