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Q169555: SMS: Audit16 Fails If Username in Sms.ini Is Too Long

Article: Q169555
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbAudit smsaudit
Last Modified: 31-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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The Systems Management Server software audit may fail on computers where the
values for Current and LastLoggedUser (listed under the [UserName] section in
the client's Sms.ini file) exceeds 32 characters. The following error will be
recorded in the Audit16.log file:

  A File error occurred: File read error in SMS.INI file.

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          : kbnetwork kbAudit smsaudit 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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