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Q173388: SMS: PCM Does Not Run Mandatory Jobs in Date/Time Order

Article: Q173388
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage kbPCM smspcm
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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When several mandatory jobs are queued up and due at a certain time (for
example, at 9:30 A.M.) and a user logs on to the Windows NT Workstation computer
at a later time (suppose 9:45 A.M.), PCMWIN32 runs the jobs correctly, but it
does not take the jobs in order of mandatory time. The same behavior affects
PCMSVC32 when a server or a workstation is turned on after the mandatory date
and time.

All versions of the Package Command Manager (PCM, which includes PCMDOS,
PCMWIN16, PCMWIN32, and PCMSVC32) are affected.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.2. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for
Systems Management Server version 1.2. For information on obtaining the service
pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the
spaces):

  S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: pcm pcmwin32 pcmsvc32 mandatory prodsms

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Keywords          : kbusage kbPCM smspcm 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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