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Microsoft's Windows Server Update Services infrastructure has managed to choke on an error and lock users out just ahead of the November release of security bulletins and adjacent updates.
Microsoft started receiving feedback from users clamming that access was discontinued to the administration consoles. The Redmond company confirmed the problem and after it identified the cause, it introduced a fix on their servers. Bobbie Harder, WSUS, Sr. Program Manager, revealed that following the resolve provided, WSUS users should have the service up and running with no issues at all come the next synchronization cycle. The problem was generated by something as trivial as double quotes.
"The cause of this issue is that, on Sunday evening, Microsoft renamed a product category entry for Forefront to clarify the scope of updates that will be included in the future. Unfortunately the category name that was used included the word Nitrogen in double quotes (appearing as "Nitrogen"). A double quote is a restricted character within WSUS, which created an error condition on the administration console. This issue occurred on many WSUS servers that synchronized with Microsoft servers between 5pm Sunday and 11am Monday Pacific Time", Harder explained.
On Monday, the Redmond company addressed the issue and renamed the category in accordance with the WSUS limitations. "This will fix the issue for any impacted WSUS server the next time it synchronizes with Microsoft’s servers. We are also improving our publishing tools to make sure that issues like this are caught during the publishing process, before they impact customers", Harder explained.
WSUS users that did not synchronize their servers with Microsoft during this time are not impacted by the problem. At the same time, end users that rely on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, or Automatic Updates to access updates are also in the clear. The next planned WSUS synchronization will apply the fix to all affected customers. But if the automatic resolve fails, users also have the possibility of manually synchronizing their servers.
source: news.softpedia.com
Windows Server Update Services Choke on an Error
Windows Server Update Services Choke on an Error
2007-11-15T16:32:00-08:00
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