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Q153641: Program Group Control (PGC) Randomly Chooses a Logon Server

Article: Q153641
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.0,1.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbPGC smspgc
Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1 
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When you run Program Group Control (PGC), it reads the [Servers] section of the
Sms.ini file and randomly selects a server instead of first trying the
CurrentLogonServer.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Systems Management
Server versions 1.0 and 1.1. This problem was corrected in Systems Management
Server version 1.2.

Additional query words: PGC distribution prodsms

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbPGC smspgc 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS100 kbSMS110
Version           : winnt:1.0,1.1

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