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Q177875: XADM: Memory Leak in Directory Service of Exchange Server

Article: Q177875
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): WinNT:5.0,5.5
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbbuglist
Last Modified: 20-MAR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Exchange Server, versions 5.0, 5.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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When an Exchange Server computer has been running for a long time, it may have a
small memory leak in the directory service component. This can be observed by
using Performance Monitor and checking the private byte counter of the Microsoft
Exchange directory service process (Dsamain.exe). The observed symptom is that
the counter increases over a time frame of days.

CAUSE
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The Exchange directory service allocates memories from heap, which should be
freed when the task is finished or during shutdown of the directory service.
However, some of the allocated memory is not freed properly.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server
version 5.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for
Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. For information on obtaining the Service
Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the
spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version
5.5. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for
Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5. For information on obtaining the Service
Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the
spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: DS
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Keywords          :  kbbuglist
Technology        : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange500 kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WinNT:5.0,5.5
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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