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Q130422: Environment Space Limitations With SMS Inventory Scripts

Article: Q130422
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.1,1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbConfig smshowto smsconfig
Last Modified: 24-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.1, 1.2 
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SUMMARY
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The scripts to install Systems Management Server on a computer (SMSLS.BAT and
RUNSMS.BAT) depend on having a certain amount of environment space available.
Without creating environment variables it would be very difficult for Systems
Management Server to support the various operating systems which it does.

MORE INFORMATION
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If the necessary space is not available when the script is started, the script
will attempt to create a new command shell with additional free space, and make
another attempt to execute the script file (there are safeguards against extra
recursion). This is accomplished by a command similar to:

     command /e:2048 /c %0\..\smsls.bat

This implementation works for all the operating systems that typically experience
this problem (MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, and Windows 95).

If the new command shell is needed, Out of Environment Space messages may be
generated by the operating system; these are not errors. If SMSLS.BAT is called
from within a logon script and this message occurs, it can be eliminated by
calling SMSLS.BAT with a command similar to:

     call command /e:2048 /c %0\..\smsls.bat

Additional query words: prodsms sms

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbConfig smshowto smsconfig 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS110 kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.1,1.2

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