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The Local Security Authority Subsystem (Lsass.exe) process stops responding on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based domain controller

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Symptoms

The Local Security Authority Subsystem (Lsass.exe) process stops responding on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based domain controller. Local Security Authority Subsystem process stops responding, the Windows Server 2003-based domain controller shuts down.

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Cause

This problem occurs if a malformed Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) request is sent by a client program.

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Resolution

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 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

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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 of this article. This problem was corrected in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1.

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More information

For more information about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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Keywords: KB886698, kbwinserv2003presp1fix, kbtshoot, kbprb

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Article Info
Article ID : 886698
Revision : 4
Created on : 11/1/2006
Published on : 11/1/2006
Exists online : False
Views : 239