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Q153205: Limit to Site Does Not Work if You Distribute to a Site Group

Article: Q153205
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbsmsAdmin smsadmin smsgeneral kbArtTypeINF
Last Modified: 27-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 you distribute a package using a Site Group, and you select Limit to Sites
and clear the include subsites option, the package is distributed to the
selected sites AND their child sites.

WORKAROUND
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Distribute to a Machine Group rather than a Site Group.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SMS version 1.1. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbsmsAdmin smsadmin smsgeneral kbArtTypeINF 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS110
Version           : winnt:1.1

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