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Article ID: 288414 - Last Review: June 13, 2001 - Revision: 1.1

INFO: Event ID: 4136 ClusterNameResolution HostFileUpdateError

This article was previously published under Q288414

SUMMARY

Event ID: 4136
Source: Application Center
Description: Failed to update hosts file
Event Type: Error

The Application Center Name Resolution Service failed to update the hosts file.

Meaning: The Application Center Name Resolution service failed to update the hosts file.

Effect: Name resolution might fail, causing intracluster communication problems. Cluster actions might fail.

Possible Causes and Solutions

Object not available: The host file has been renamed or deleted, or it is being used or locked by another application. Check to see if the file exists at %WINDIR%\System32\Drivers\Etc\Hosts. Make sure that the file can be written to.

No permissions: The access permissions have been changed on the file or object.

Other Solutions (listed in order of preference):
  1. Restart the computer.
  2. Contact Microsoft Product Support Services:
    http://support.microsoft.com/directory/ (http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=http%3a%2f%2fsupport.microsoft.com%2fdirectory%2f)

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Application Center 2000 Standard Edition
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