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Q161412: SMS: ‘Too Many Parameters’ Error When Running Smsls.bat

Article: Q161412
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.0,1.1,1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbsetup kbConfig smssetup smsconfigkbfixlist
Last Modified: 27-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When you run the Smsls.bat file on a client computer running Windows 95, you may
receive errors, and the command prompt window may display the following
message:

  Too Many Parameters
  Bad Command or Filename
  Bad Command or Filename
  Too Many Parameters

CAUSE
=====

If there is a space in the directory name for the "path" environment variable
(such as "C:\Program Files"), and you run the Smsls.bat file on a client
computer running Windows 95, Systems Management Server does not parse the path
correctly.

This problem occurs when Smsls.bat sets the SMS_P=%PATH% environment variable.
SMS_P is then used in various places in the logon script that contains the
space, and causes that command-line to clock.

WORKAROUND
==========

To work around this problem, add quotation marks around the path variable in two
(and only two) places in the Smsls.bat file.

1. Place quotation marks around the %PATH% variable under :RUN_FROM.
  For example, change

        if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" set PATH=%0\..;%0\..\%SMS_BIN%;%PATH%

to:

        if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" set PATH=%0\..;%0\..\%SMS_BIN%;"%PATH%"

2. Place quotation marks around SMS_P when it is reassigned to the path at the
  end of the script under :RESTORE.

  For example, change

        PATH=%SMS_P%

  to:

        PATH="%SMS_P%"

It is also important to note that completing this workaround causes an error to
be displayed on Windows NT clients while running Smsls.bat. The following
message is displayed:

  The name specified is not recognized as an internal or external command,
  operable program or batch file.

Network traces reveal adding the quotes to :RESTORE section causes Smsls.bat to
incorrectly determine the location from which to run Clrlevel.com. To complete
this workaround for both Windows 95 and Windows NT clients, it will be necessary
to make additional changes to the Smsls.bat file. At the end of the script,
change the last two lines from

     if errorlevel 1 if  "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" clrlevel
     if errorlevel 1 if not "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" %0\..\clrlevel

to:

     if errorlevel 1 if  "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" %0\..\clrlevel
     if errorlevel 1 if not "%OS%"==Windows_NT" %0\..\clrlevel


STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2. 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          : kbenv kbsetup kbConfig smssetup smsconfig kbfixlist
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS100 kbSMS110 kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.0,1.1,1.2

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