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Q169475: SMS: Command Line Parameters Are Not Passed with Long File Names

Article: Q169475
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbnetwork kbPGC smspgc
Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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Program Group Control (PGC) does not pass command-line parameters (specified on
the command line of the share package details) if the following conditions are
true:

- The command is a long file name (for example, longfilename.exe).

-and-

- The client computer is running either Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 95.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, specify a command on the command line with a file
name in the 8.3 format. Doing this ensures that the parameters are passed
successfully.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 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          : kbinterop kbnetwork kbPGC smspgc 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.2
Issue type        : kbbug

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