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BUG #: 18928 (SQLBUG_65) SYMPTOMS
A handle leak may be observed in the Winlogon.exe process if SQL Server is installed on a server and the following conditions are met:
The leak does not occur if RegConnectRegistry is called with a NULL server name, indicating the local computer, or if the computer name supplied is a remote server. The Srvinfo.exe utility available in the Windows NT Resource Kit is one program known to meet the above conditions and potentially cause this leak. CAUSE
When an application opens HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA, the registry controller recognizes that you are requesting performance data and loads all of the extensible performance counters and call their initialization function. RESOLUTIONA supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but
it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems
experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this
specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next SQL Server service pack
that contains this fix. http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.aspThe English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: NOTE: Due to file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the above files may also contain additional files.WORKAROUND
If the actual SQL Server performance data is not of interest, renaming Sqlctr60.dll and restarting Windows NT stops the leak. This DLL is located in the SQL Server installation directory, normally c:\mssql\binn. You must restart Windows NT after renaming the DLL because the DLL is loaded by WinLogon and is not freed until that process stops. STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server version 6.5. MORE INFORMATIONThe Performance Monitor application in Windows NT does not make the necessary sequence of calls to encounter this leak. Additional query words: handle leak performance
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