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Q149494: SMS Inventory Has a Limit of 16 Environment Variables

Article: Q149494
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbInventory smsinv
Last Modified: 25-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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When a system has more than 16 environment variables, only the first 16 are
reported by the SMS inventory agent.

CAUSE
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The SMS 1.0 and 1.1 inventory agent was designed to identify and collect only
the first 16 environment variables. Any additional environment variables are
ignored.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.1. It has been fixed in Systems Management Server version 1.2.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbInventory smsinv 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS110
Version           : winnt:1.1
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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