Err Msg: Insufficient System Resources Exist to Complete...

ID: Q145583

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51

SYMPTOMS

When you run User Manager for Domains or Server Manager, the following error message appears:

Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service. Do you want to select another domain to administer?"

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the number of simultaneous active contexts to the SAM database in a domain has reached the maximum limit. The maximum number of simultaneous active contexts is 256. This is hard-coded and is not configurable.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 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

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords : ntdomain NTSrv
Version : 3.50 3.51
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :