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Article: Q214954
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbConfig kbServer kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsmsMeter
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you set up a Software Metering server in Systems Management Server (SMS)
2.0, the installation may not succeed and the following error message may be
generated in the Licsvcfg.log file:

  INFO: installation destination = '\\<Servername>\LicMtr'
  Checking for the existence of a License Server share
  \\<Servername>\LicMtr
  ERROR: FAILED TO INSTALL LICENSE SERVER '<Servername>'

CAUSE
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The Software Metering installation process checks for the existence of the
LicMtr share before installing a Software Metering server. The LicMtr share may
exist if you previously started to install a Software Metering server but you
stopped the installation after the LicMtr share was created but before the
installation process was finished.

WORKAROUND
==========

Manually delete the LicMtr share. The Software Metering server installation
process checks the site control file to verify successful installation; if the
installation was incomplete, the installation is retried automatically retried.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 2.0.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbConfig kbServer kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsmsMeter 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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Q214954: Software Metering Server Is Not Installed If LicMtr Share Exists