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Q235149: Simple Command Fails in Available Program Manager (APM)

Article: Q235149
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbClient kbConfig kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbAdvertisement kbPackage kbSoftwareDist
Last Modified: 27-OCT-2000

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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 run a simple command such as net start >c:\test2.txt within an
advertised program, the Available Programs Manager (APM) may return the
following error message within the Smsapm32.log file:

  Return code = 0x2; The system cannot find the file specified.~~; Program
  D:\WINNT\System32\net.exe start >c:\test2.txt' terminated with exit code =
  2

WORKAROUND
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To work around this behavior, run the command from within a batch file.

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


Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbClient kbConfig kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbAdvertisement kbPackage kbSoftwareDist 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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