Bugcheck E3 (RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED) in NWFS.SYS

  • Document ID:3433872
  • Creation Date:14-May-2007
  • Modified Date:26-Apr-2012
    • Micro Focus Products:
      Client for Open Enterprise Server (Novell Client)

Environment

Novell Client for Windows 2000/XP/2003 4.91 Support Pack 3
Novell Client for Windows 2000/XP/2003 4.91 Support Pack 2

Situation

Symptom: Bugcheck E3 (RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED) in NWFS.SYS

An issue in the NWFS.SYS driver from Novell Client 4.91 SP2 and SP3 can potentially allow the Windows machine to bugcheck with 0xE3 (RESOURCE_NOT_OWNED), which indicates that a thread tried to release a resource it did not own.

Resolution

Fixed in updated NWFS.SYS dated 25Jan2007 or later.