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Q263665: SMS: Travel Mode Switch Prevents New Clients from Being Assigned

Article: Q263665
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0,2.0 SP1,2.0 SP2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms120 kbsms120bug 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, 2.0 SP1, 2.0 SP2 
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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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If you modify the Site Control file (Sitectrl.ct0) and add a Travel Mode Switch
property that is equal to 9 (0x0001: Traveling Mode Always On + 0x0008: Never
Display Traveling Mode Message Box), new clients are not assigned.

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



WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, set the Travel Mode Switch to be equal to 8, or
completely remove the Travel Mode Switch property from the Site Control file.

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 travel mode new assigned

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Keywords          : kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200SP3fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMS200SP1 kbSMS200SP2
Version           : :2.0,2.0 SP1,2.0 SP2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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