FIX: Event ID 8198 and event ID 8210 may be logged in the Application log when you run the NIS on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5

When you run the Network Information Service (NIS) on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5, the following events may be logged in the Application log:

• Event ID 8198, Source nissvc: "Server for NIS yppush service has stopped"

• Event ID 8210, Source nissvc: "Unable to create the RPC service."

Additionally, you may notice that updates to NIS-enabled objects in the Active Directory directory service are not reflected in the NIS maps. For example, after you change a user password, the new password may not be reflected in the NIS maps.

This problem may occur because the Server for NIS service does not receive a response from Active Directory within the expected time.

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.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To install the hotfix, you must be running Windows Services for UNIX 3.5.

Restart requirement

You must restart the Server for NIS service after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.
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 item in Control Panel.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

By default, the LDAP query time-out period in the Server for NIS service is 60 seconds. This hotfix increases the default LDAP query time-out period to 130 seconds. Additionally, this hotfix creates the following new registry subkey value of type DWORD that can be used to customize the time-out period:Notes

• The Ldap_Timeout registry subkey value is measured in seconds.
• Communication with Active Directory may take longer than expected in domains that have hundreds of thousands of objects or when the domain controller is heavily loaded.

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