On my current assignment I’ve been cleaning up the event log and below I’ve listed 4 different error messages for the web front end and 3 for the Index server that are being logged for the IIS 6 Manger not showing anything when opened.  When I first trolled the internet for an answer I wasn’t initially able to find a solution but just a lot of people saying that an IISRESET fixed the problem temporarily.  For a production environment this definitely is not a temporary fix if you ask me.  After a spending another we working on some other problems I started to look some more and was able to find a MS patch (KB946517) that appeared to match the problem I was having.  This patch is not available for download from the kb article page so I sent a email to my MS contact and got the patch and had it applied to the development environment last week and my error messages have went away.  This weekend I applied it to production and the errors went away to.

 Web Front End Server

Event Type:      
ErrorEvent Source:    Windows SharePoint Services 3
Event Category: Timer
Event ID:           6398
Date:                5/26/2008
Time:                10:41:34 AM
User:                N/A
Computer:        
Description:
The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerAdministrationServiceJob (ID fe5da1f0-16b1-4e49-8fb5-ac383740a599) threw an exception. More information is included below. 

Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 

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Event Type:       Error
Event Source:    Office SharePoint Server
Event Category: Office Server Shared Services
Event ID:           7076
Date:                5/26/2008
Time:                10:41:34 AM
User:                N/A
Computer:        
Description:
An exception occurred while executing the Application Server Administration job. 

Message: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 

Techinal Support Details:
System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt.  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.IntADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.ADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_IsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.CheckIsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.Find(String name, String schemaClassName)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.Find(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.get_Item(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPProvisioningAssistant.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, ApplicationPoolIdentityType identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPMetabaseManager.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, Int32 identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedWebServiceInstance.CreateSharedWebServiceApplicationPool(SharedResourceProvider srp)  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob.ProvisionLocalSharedServiceInstances(Boolean isAdministrationServiceJob) 

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Event Type:       Error
Event Source:    Office SharePoint Server
Event Category: Office Server Shared Services
Event ID:           6482
Date:                5/26/2008
Time:                10:41:34 AM
User:                N/A
Computer:        
Description:
Application Server Administration job failed for service instance Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.ExcelServerSharedWebServiceInstance (fbba9e2a-6e3f-4119-b684-12beb00db08a). 

Reason: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 

Techinal Support Details:
System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt.  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.IntADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.ADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_IsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.CheckIsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.Find(String name, String schemaClassName)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.Find(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.get_Item(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPProvisioningAssistant.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, ApplicationPoolIdentityType identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPMetabaseManager.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, Int32 identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedWebServiceInstance.Synchronize()   at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.ExcelServerSharedWebServiceInstance.Synchronize()  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob.ProvisionLocalSharedServiceInstances(Boolean isAdministrationServiceJob) 

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Event Type:       Error
Event Source:    Office SharePoint Server
Event Category: Office Server Shared Services
Event ID:           6482
Date:                5/26/2008
Time:                10:41:34 AM
User:                N/A
Computer:        
Description:
Application Server Administration job failed for service instance Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchAdminSharedWebServiceInstance (0712e6e1-7fe1-4e37-beff-5e940aac48d1). 

Reason: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 

Techinal Support Details:
System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt.  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.IntADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.ADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_IsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.CheckIsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.Find(String name, String schemaClassName)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.Find(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.get_Item(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPProvisioningAssistant.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, ApplicationPoolIdentityType identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPMetabaseManager.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, Int32 identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedWebServiceInstance.Synchronize()  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob.ProvisionLocalSharedServiceInstances(Boolean isAdministrationServiceJob) 

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Index Server  

Event Type:       Error
Event Source:    Windows SharePoint Services 3
Event Category: Timer
Event ID:           6398
Date:                5/26/2008
Time:                11:29:18 AM
User:                N/A
Computer:        
Description:
The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerAdministrationServiceJob (ID fe5da1f0-16b1-4e49-8fb5-ac383740a599) threw an exception. More information is included below. 

Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 

For more information, see Help and Support Center at 

Event Type:       Error
Event Source:    Office SharePoint Server
Event Category: Office Server Shared Services
Event ID:           7076
Date:                5/26/2008
Time:                11:29:18 AM
User:                N/A
Computer:        
Description:
An exception occurred while executing the Application Server Administration job. 

Message: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 

Techinal Support Details:
System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt.  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.IntADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.ADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_IsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.CheckIsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.Find(String name, String schemaClassName)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.Find(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.get_Item(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPProvisioningAssistant.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, ApplicationPoolIdentityType identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPMetabaseManager.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, Int32 identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedWebServiceInstance.CreateSharedWebServiceApplicationPool(SharedResourceProvider srp)  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob.ProvisionLocalSharedServiceInstances(Boolean isAdministrationServiceJob) 

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Event Type:       Error
Event Source:    Office SharePoint Server
Event Category: Office Server Shared Services
Event ID:           6482
Date:                5/26/2008
Time:                11:29:18 AM
User:                N/A
Computer:        
Description:
Application Server Administration job failed for service instance Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchAdminSharedWebServiceInstance (5672e69a-ab62-4c48-9ace-add4fa248cbf). 

Reason: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 

Techinal Support Details:
System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt.  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.IntADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.ADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_IsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.CheckIsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.Find(String name, String schemaClassName)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.Find(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.get_Item(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPProvisioningAssistant.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, ApplicationPoolIdentityType identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPMetabaseManager.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, Int32 identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedWebServiceInstance.Synchronize()  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob.ProvisionLocalSharedServiceInstances(Boolean isAdministrationServiceJob) 

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