Repeating error in app. log - Can't access SoftwareDistribution.lo

[Guest Igor]

Hello, my Application Log on SBS 2003 Premium R2 is full of following (and

only) errors:

 

Type: Error

Source: Windows Server Update Services

Category: Service Update Services

Event ID: 503

User: Not available

Computer: EXCHSQL

Description:

The Windows Server Update Services Server experienced an error while

attempting to write to the log file.

9664.20156

System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file C:\Program

Files\Update Services\LogFiles\SoftwareDistribution.log because it is being

used by another process.

at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String str)

at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess

access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, Boolean useAsync, String msgPath,

Boolean bFromProxy)

at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess

access, FileShare share)

at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.TraceLogger.OpenFile()

at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.TraceLogger.WriteLine(String message)

 

I have tried many things to solve it as:

Add "WSUS Administrator" rights to the entire folder "C:\Program

Files\Update Services\LogFiles\" and all files in it.

Re-install whole WSUS 2.0 and SBS Update Service.

 

I got this error almost each time the synchronization runs.

The SoftwareDistribution.log is filling by a lot of messages and looks good.

The Update Service process works well and everything other looks normal and

working.

 

Can anyone help me how to avoid this annoying error message?

 

--

Igor Gottwald

[Guest MowGreen [MVP]]

Igor,

 

It would be best to post this issue to the WSUS newsgroup:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/newsgroups/dgbrowser/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.server.update_services

 

 

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2007]

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Igor wrote:

> Hello, my Application Log on SBS 2003 Premium R2 is full of following (and

> only) errors:

>

> Type: Error

> Source: Windows Server Update Services

> Category: Service Update Services

> Event ID: 503

> User: Not available

> Computer: EXCHSQL

> Description:

> The Windows Server Update Services Server experienced an error while

> attempting to write to the log file.

> 9664.20156

> System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file C:\Program

> Files\Update Services\LogFiles\SoftwareDistribution.log because it is being

> used by another process.

> at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String str)

> at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess

> access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, Boolean useAsync, String msgPath,

> Boolean bFromProxy)

> at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess

> access, FileShare share)

> at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.TraceLogger.OpenFile()

> at Microsoft.UpdateServices.Internal.TraceLogger.WriteLine(String message)

>

> I have tried many things to solve it as:

> Add "WSUS Administrator" rights to the entire folder "C:\Program

> Files\Update Services\LogFiles\" and all files in it.

> Re-install whole WSUS 2.0 and SBS Update Service.

>

> I got this error almost each time the synchronization runs.

> The SoftwareDistribution.log is filling by a lot of messages and looks good.

> The Update Service process works well and everything other looks normal and

> working.

>

> Can anyone help me how to avoid this annoying error message?

>