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Q257262: SMS: Subfolders Under CAP Share Folder Are Not Created

Article: Q257262
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0,2.0 SP1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200
Last Modified: 11-JUN-2002

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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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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you 
modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore 
the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the 
registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

SYMPTOMS
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Not all client access point (CAP) subfolders are created when assigning the
Client Access Point site system role to a server.

CAUSE
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If the CAP site system role was previously incompletely removed from a server,
and the server later is reassigned the site system CAP role, a new
CAP_<sitecode> share must be created. More than 10 folders must be created
under the CAP_<sitecode> share. If the initial CAP removal process is
incomplete, all of the subfolders may not be created with the new CAP role
assignment.

WORKAROUND
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WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems
that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot
guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor
incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

During the Site System CAP Role Removal, SMS creates a registry value in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Inbox Source

called
Reserved "Inbox Remove Requested".

To work around this issue, remove the registry value
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Inbox Source
"Inbox Remove Requested" in Reserved.

MORE INFORMATION
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If the Site Removal is performed successfully, the "Inbox Source" key is
removed. If this key is not removed, when performing a new installation, it
prevents an Inbox Manager from creating the proper CAP subfolders. If logging is
enabled, Inboxmgr.log shows the following message:

  Found 49 inboxes that need to be deinstalled.
  SMS_INBOX_MANAGER Fri Dec 17 18:02:16.791 1999 Eastern Standard
  Time><thread=320 (0x140) Removing inbox Site Control Manager (Master
  Site Control File) from the site server... $$ SMS_INBOX_MANAGER Fri Dec 17
  18:02:16.791 1999 Eastern Standard Time thread=320 (0x140) ~Skip site server
  inbox Site Control Manager (Master Site Control File) $$SMS_INBOX_MANAGER Fri
  Dec 17 18:02:16.807 1999 Eastern Standard Time thread=320 (0x140) Removing
  inbox Site Component Manager from the site server... $$ SMS_INBOX_MANAGER Fri
  Dec 17 18:02:16.807 1999 Eastern Standard Time thread=320 (0x140)

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms200 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMS200SP1
Version           : :2.0,2.0 SP1
Issue type        : kbprb

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