Installing SP 4 Automatically Enables DHCP Logging

ID: Q223374

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP4

SYMPTOMS

When you install Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) logging is automatically enabled and it cannot be disabled.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/ServicePacks/

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.

MORE INFORMATION

By design, after you install the fix, it does not matter if logging is enabled or disabled. DHCP will still create the DhcpSrvLog files. However, with logging disabled, they will not grow in size.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00
Version : winnt:4.0 SP4
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug