Article ID: 951921 - Last Review: August 19, 2008 - Revision: 1.0

The FSCController service cannot start successfully if a corrupted .fdb configuration file is loaded

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SYMPTOMS

The FSCController service stops responding in a starting status, and then it stops a few minutes later. If you check the Programlog.txt file, you may see that a corrupted .fdb configuration file was loaded. Additionally, the following error message may be logged in the Programlog.txt file:
INFORMATION: The Forefront Server Security service is starting.
ERROR: scanjobs.cpp::ConfigScanJobFile(): AddNewScanJob() failed. hr[0x80030050]
ERROR: scanjobs.cpp::CheckScanJobs(): ConfigScanJobFile() failed. hr[0x80030050]
ERROR: The Scanjobs.fdb settings file is corrupt
ERROR: Forefront Server can be started with default settings by deleting or renaming the Scanjobs.fdb
ERROR: FSCController service failed to start
ERROR: healthmonitordiags.cpp::UnScheduleHealthUpdates(): CancelWaitableTimer returned 0x00000006
INFORMATION: The Forefront Server Security service has stopped.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, install Hotfix Rollup 3 for Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server Service Pack 1.

After you install Hotfix Rollup 3 for Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server Service Pack 1, the FSCController service can start successfully even if a corrupted .fdb configuration file is loaded.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
951629  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951629/ ) Description of Hotfix Rollup 3 for Forefront Security for Exchange Server Service Pack 1
Note Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server Service Pack 1 must be installed before you install this hotfix rollup.

STATUS

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

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server Service Pack 1, when used with:
    • Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server
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