When you run the DFS Consolidation Root Wizard on a Windows Server 2003 SP1-based Cluster service computer, event 1055 is logged on the cluster nodes

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SYMPTOMS

When you run the DFS Consolidation Root Wizard (Dfsconsolidate.exe) on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1)-based Cluster service computer, the following event is logged on the cluster nodes:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: ClusSvc
Event Category: File Share Resource
Event ID: 1055
Date: date
Time: time
User: Not applicable
Computer: Computer name
Description: Cluster File Share resource <resource name> has failed a status check. The error code is 1168.

Additionally, the following information may be logged in the cluster log file:

 00000d58.000010fc::2005/07/13-09:13:45.905 INFO Network Name: time until next DNS reg: 2005/07/13-12:00:46 (127657296469736345)
 00000d58.000010fc::2005/07/13-09:13:45.905 INFO Network Name: time until next DNS: 2005/07/13-12:00:46 (100210682446)
 00000d58.000010fc::2005/07/13-09:13:45.905 INFO Network Name: Recomputed remaining time before DNS reg = 10026
 00000d58.00000160::2005/07/13-09:13:48.561 ERR File Share <resource name>: DFS root has been deleted/inaccessible, Error=1168 Root existence=2 !
 00000d58.00000160::2005/07/13-09:14:48.564 ERR File Share <resource name>: DFS root has been deleted/inaccessible, Error=1168 Root existence=2 !
 000003c0.000012f8::2005/07/13-09:15:25.535 ERR [CP] CppRegNotifyThread - error 1018 attempting to reregister notification for SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Dfs\Roots\Standalone\<resource name>

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CAUSE

This problem occurs because of a regression in the Dfssvc.exe file.

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RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889100/ ) How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

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Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

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Prerequisites

To install this hotfix, you must have Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed on your computer.

Restart requirement

You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Windows Server 2003, Itanium-based versions

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File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform	SP requirement	Service branch
Clusres.dll	5.2.3790.2645	1,162,752	23-Feb-2006	11:03	IA-64	SP1	SP1QFE
Dfssvc.exe	5.2.3790.2645	593,920	23-Feb-2006	11:03	IA-64	SP1	SP1QFE
Wdfssvc.exe	5.2.3790.2645	164,864	23-Feb-2006	11:03	x86	SP1	WOW

Windows Server 2003, x64-based versions

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File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform	SP requirement	Service branch
Clusres.dll	5.2.3790.2645	652,288	23-Feb-2006	11:04	x64	SP1	SP1QFE
Dfssvc.exe	5.2.3790.2645	321,024	23-Feb-2006	11:04	x64	SP1	SP1QFE
Wdfssvc.exe	5.2.3790.2645	164,864	23-Feb-2006	11:04	x86	SP1	WOW

Windows Server 2003, x86-based versions

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File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform	SP requirement	Service branch
Clusres.dll	5.2.3790.2645	477,184	23-Feb-2006	10:13	x86	SP1	SP1QFE
Dfssvc.exe	5.2.3790.2645	164,864	23-Feb-2006	09:06	x86	SP1	SP1QFE

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

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