KnowledgeBase Archive

An Archive of Early Microsoft KnowledgeBase Articles

View on GitHub

Q258987: SMS: False Errors Are Recorded in the Smsprov.log File

Article: Q258987
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0,2.0 SP1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbtool kbMMC kbServer kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbHelpDesk kbsmsAdmin kbsmsProvide
Last Modified: 01-JUN-2000

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 2.0, 2.0 SP1 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SYMPTOMS
========

When you try to remotely control a client from the Systems Management Server
(SMS) 2.0 Administrator console, you may receive the following error message in
the Smsprov.log file.

  [18D][Fri 03/17/2000 16:08:23]:
  *
  *
  E:\OPALSP1\sdk_provider\nt\smsprov\SspUtility.cpp(1467) : Error Extracting
  property:TopLevelSiteCode
  *
  *

Note that there are no corresponding error messages on the Administrator console
screen, and no status messages are generated.

CAUSE
=====

This behavior is the normal result of using remote control or any other utility
that calls the internal RaiseRawStatusMsg method without setting the optional
TopLevelSiteCode parameter. When any of the optional parameters for the
SMS_StatusMessage methods (such as RaiseRawStatusMsg, RaiseErrorStatusMsg,
RaiseWarningStatusMsg, or RaiseInformationalStatusMsg) are not included, an
error message is generated in the Smsprov.log file warning of the missing
parameter.

NOTE: No error message is returned by the provider and the methods function
normally.

MORE INFORMATION
================

This behavior is not due to a problem in the execution of the remote control
code, and can be safely ignored.

Additional query words: prodsms

======================================================================
Keywords          : kbinterop kbtool kbMMC kbServer kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbHelpDesk kbsmsAdmin kbsmsProvider 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMS200SP1
Version           : winnt:2.0,2.0 SP1
Issue type        : kbprb

=============================================================================

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.