BlackBerry 4.x tasks fail after MS update KB982802 was installed on MPS/BES server

Article ID: 9400, created on Dec 5, 2010, last review on Aug 12, 2014

  • Applies to:
  • Operations Automation

Symptoms

Various BlackBerry 4.x tasks are failing with error like this:

Exception during execution of MPF request: 'Unknown error 0x80131500 [<response><errorContext description="Unknown error: 'BlackBerry(R) Enterprise Server User Administration Tool Version 4.1.6.5

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'C:\Program Files\SWSoft\PEM\MPF Providers\BESUserAdminClient.exe' -n bes01 -p password -find -u provider@provider.com
[08:19:22] BESUserAdmin::main - Log Start
[08:19:22] BESUserAdmin::main - Error running client. Please check the following:
a. BlackBerry User Administration Service is running
b. Correct network address (or computer name) of where the service is running (i.e. -n <network address>)
c. Correct BES instance to administer (i.e. -b <BES instance>)
', Error Code = -1" code="0x80131500" executeSeqNo="1"><errorSource namespace="BESProvider" procedure="getUser"/></errorContext></response>]'.
 
Tasks may be of the following types:
  • Update statuses of BlackBerry accounts for service #75
  • Set Activation Password for BlackBerry account
  • Create BlackBerry account
 

Cause


The reason of problem is MS update KB982802 installed on MPS and BlackBerry servers. The update was released by Microsoft to eliminate vulnerability in remote procedure call that allowed remote code execution. These changes in RPC were enough to break besuseradminclient.exe in BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.x.

See more details in the following threads:

http://www.blackberryforums.com/bes-admin-corner/236460-winxp-security-patch-982802-seems-break-besuseradminclient.html
http://www.blackberryforums.com.au/forums/general-bes-discussion/10844-windows-security-patch-ms10-066-breaks-besuseradminclient.html

This issue is relevant to BES 4.x  (BES 5.x installations are not affected).
 

Resolution


1. Check if the BlackBerry User Administration Service is running on BlackBerry server, use the Services MMC snap-in.

2. Uninstall MS update KB982802 from MPS and BlackBerry servers and make sure it will not be installed automatically.
 

Additional information


See also:

  1. Microsoft® Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Security Patch MS10-066 and MS10-084 causes the BlackBerry® User Administration tool to stop functioning
  2. KB982802 (MS10-066) and KB2360937 (MS10-084) are not approved: Parallels Automation: Tested Windows Updates (year 2010)

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