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Q246651: SMS: Package Resent Continuously If Distribution Set to None

Article: Q246651
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0,2.0 SP1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbClient kbConfig kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbAdvertisement kbPac
Last Modified: 25-JUN-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 2.0, 2.0 SP1 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you enable the "Update Packages on a Schedule" option on a package and set
the "Recurrence pattern" value to None, the package is resent every 2-10 minutes
or when the SMS_EXECUTIVE service is restarted.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, do not enable the "Update Packages on a Schedule"
option for a package and set its schedule to None.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management
Server version 2.0. For additional information, please see the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q236325 How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 2.0. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server
version 2.0 Service Pack 2.


Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbenv kbClient kbConfig kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbAdvertisement kbPackage kbsms200sp2fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMS200SP1
Version           : winnt:2.0,2.0 SP1
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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