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Q216855: SMS: Password Uniqueness Disables SMS 2.0 Server Client Install

Article: Q216855
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.2,2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbClient kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.2, 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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In Systems Management Server 2.0, client component installation on computers
running Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 through SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER may
fail to complete when password uniqueness is enabled within the domain.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management
Server 2.0. For additional information, click the following article number to
view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q235325 SMS: How to Obtain Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 1


WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use the Windows NT Server User Manager for Domains
to disable password uniqueness in the Account policy of the domain. To do this,
perform the following steps:

1. Start User Manager for Domains.

2. On the Policies menu, click Account.

3. In the Password Uniqueness section of the Account Policy dialog box, click Do
  Not Keep Password History.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Systems Management Server 2.0.
This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack
1.

MORE INFORMATION
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When password uniqueness is enabled in User Manager for Domains, the
installation of the client components on a computer running Windows NT Server
fails to complete. A temporary directory, Sms_temp, is left in the system root
directory, while the <system_root>\MS\SMS directories are not fully
populated. If logging of SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER is enabled at the site
server, several message 2245 entries are logged:

  --->Wait Waiting for PDC/BDC Sync (2245) $$ SMS_CLIENT_CONFIG_MANAGER


Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbClient kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120 kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:1.2,2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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