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Q200640: SMS: If the Temp.Tcf File Is Deleted, CCIM May Fail

Article: Q200640
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.0; winnt:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbDiscovery smsinst
Last Modified: 14-MAR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer version 2.0 
- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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In Systems Management Server 2.0, if Manual Discovery and Installation is the
only installation method, and the Temp.tcf is deleted or renamed, Client
Configuration Installation Manager (CCIM) will fail to run discovery until
Systems Management Installation Wizard (SMSMAN) is run again.

You will see the following errors in the Ccim.log file:

  ERROR: No discovery methods were found in the .tcf file.
  ERROR: Unable to collect discovery data, CollectDiscoveryData returned
  2147483656
  CCIM16 - Retry in 10 minutes

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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The startup process reads the appropriate .tcf file at the logon point, and
creates the local version on the client. Note that the file is modified with
client specific information. As long as a user logs on and runs the Systems
Management Server logon script (SMSLS), or manually runs SMSMAN or SMSMAN16, the
.tcf file will be regenerated and CCIM will discover as normal.

Additional query words: prodsms cli32

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbDiscovery smsinst 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMSI200
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0; winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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