Nwssvc.exe Access Violates When GetFileSecDesc Returns NULL

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

File and Print Service for NetWare's (FPNW) user-mode process, Nwssvc.exe, displays an access violation error message due to a Null value being returned.

"The application obj\i386\nwssvc.exe generated an application error. The error occurred on <date> at <time>. The exception generated was xC0000005 at address x77F7BEED. RTL Get DACL Security Descriptor."

CAUSE

The function GetFileSecDesc returns success even though it was returned a NULL value when it called RtlGetDaclSecurityDescriptor.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0.

A supported fix is now available, but is not 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 Product Support Services for more information.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords : kberrmsg kbbug4.00 NTSrv ntutil
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
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