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Q218474: SMS: UNC Package Source Cannot Contain Space Characters

Article: Q218474
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbConfig kbMMC kbServer kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbPackage kbsmsAdmin kbSoftwareDist
Last Modified: 10-JUL-1999

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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 configuring a package to connect using a UNC path in Systems Management
Server version 2.0, the package may fail if the package source directory
contains spaces.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, configure the package to connect using a drive
letter or rename the package source directory to remove the spaces.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 2.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for
Systems Management Server version 2.0. 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: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbConfig kbMMC kbServer kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbPackage kbsmsAdmin kbSoftwareDist 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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