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Q257683: SMS: TMP Variable Not Consistent in SMSCliToknAcct& Environment

Article: Q257683
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0 SP1,2.0 SP2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbAdvertisement kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200SP3fix
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 2.0 SP1, 2.0 SP2 
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SYMPTOMS
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When an advertised program is run with the following properties, the value of
the TMP environment variable after the reboot is not the same as the value
before the reboot:

- Run mode: Run with administrative rights (no account specified)

- After running: SMS restarts computer

When this behavior occurs, a software distribution that uses a two-phase process
and shares data by using the TMP variable may not work. Files that are stored by
using the TMP variable are not available after the reboot because the TMP
variable is changed.

CAUSE
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The value of the TMP variable is not properly restored within Advertisement
Program Manager (APM).

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

  Q288239 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service
  Pack



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that
are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in
Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 3.


Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbAdvertisement kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200SP3fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200SP1 kbSMS200SP2
Version           : :2.0 SP1,2.0 SP2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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