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Q132950: Event ID 3216 and 3208 Logged For Replicator Service

Article: Q132950
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.5 3.51 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you replicate logon scripts using the Replicator service in Windows NT,
although the replication occurs, the following events appear in the Event Viewer
system log:

  Event ID: 3216
  Source: Replicator
  Type: Error
  Description: System Error 32 occurred.

  Event ID: 3208
  Source: Replicator
  Type: Error
  Description: The replication service could not update Directory
  Scripts from the source on Computer_name due to error 32.


If you have alerts configured, the following error messages may appear:

  The replication service could not update directory Scripts from the Source on
  <computer_name> due to error 32.

  Replicated data has changed in Directory Scripts.

CAUSE
=====

The replicator service requires exclusive use of resources, such as directories
and all of their subdirectories being imported or exported, and files on the
REPL$ and NETLOGON shares. Any violation of this exclusive use, such as File
Manager having one of these directories open, or users connected to the NETLOGON
share, causes this problem.

MORE INFORMATION
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Some things you can do to minimize these nuisance messages are:

- Make sure nothing on the export server is keeping the REPL\EXPORT directory
  or subdirectories open.

- If user logon scripts are being used, make sure the client fully exits the
  batch file and doesn't keep it open.

- Make sure there are no persistent connections established to the NETLOGON
  share from any clients.

- Tune the replication service to replicate at longer intervals - see
  associated article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q138125 How to Set Replication Interval to Minimum

For additional information on Event ID 3216, please see the following article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q159926 Event ID 3216 - System Error 53 Occurred

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5, 3.51,
and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt directory replication directory replicator

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Keywords          : kbtool 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search
Version           : 3.5 3.51 4.0

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