Database Commit

Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2

The Security Accounts Manager (SAM) is a service that is used during the logon process. The SAM maintains user account information, including groups to which a user belongs. The SAM is attempting to write changes to its database.

Events

Event ID Source Message

12288

SAM

SAM failed to write changes to the database. This is most likely due to a memory or disk-space shortage. The SAM database will be restored to an earlier state. Recent changes will be lost. Check the disk-space available and maximum pagefile size setting.

12289

SAM

SAM failed to restore the database to an earlier state. SAM has shutdown. You must reboot the machine to re-enable SAM.

Database/Configuration

Active Directory