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Q269775: SMS: WINNT 4 .0 Clients Can’t Run SMS From NetWare Logon Servers

Article: Q269775
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbnetwork kbClient kbConfig kbServer kbsms120 kbBindery kbNDS kbOSNovell
Last Modified: 06-AUG-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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Microsoft Windows NT clients executing RUNSMS or SMSLS from a NetWare logon
server fail with the following error message:

  Unable to connect to server

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs because Microsoft Systems Management Server does not
support the configuration described in the "Symptoms" section.

RESOLUTION
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In Windows NT 3.51 Service Pack 2 or later, clients are supported only by
running SMSLS or RUNSMS from Windows NT logon servers. A list of supported
clients and logon server combinations is documented in the SMS 1.2 Getting
Started guide, Appendix B.

MORE INFORMATION
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Support Limitations
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Microsoft did not design Systems Management Server 1.<x> to function in a
NetWare Directory Services (NDS) environment. No support is available for
Program Group Control with an NDS logon. No support is available for Microsoft
Windows NT or IBM OS/2 as a Netware client. NetWare clients that connect to
NetWare servers through a protocol other than IPX are also not supported.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbnetwork kbClient kbConfig kbServer kbsms120 kbBindery kbNDS kbOSNovell 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120
Version           : :1.2
Issue type        : kbprb

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