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Q303649: SMS: User and User Group Discovery Runs w/Site Component Manager

Article: Q303649
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0,2.0 SP1,2.0 SP2,2.0 SP3
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsmsSearch kbsms200preSP4fix
Last Modified: 09-MAY-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, 2.0 SP3 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you restart the Systems Management Server (SMS) Site Component Manager,
User (Usrvariable characters.ddr) and User Group (Ugvariable characters.ddr)
discovery data records build up in the SMS\Inboxes\DDM.box file on the site
server.

CAUSE
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This problem can occur for the following two reasons:

- Site Component Manager starts any component that is not currently started.

- User Discovery (NTUSRDIS) and User Group Discovery (NTUG_DIS) run through a
  discovery interval when started, regardless of schedule.

WORKAROUND
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management
Server version 2.0. For additional information, please see the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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

To avoid this problem, disable user group and user discovery unless they are
needed.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be 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 4.

Additional query words: prodsms ddr

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Keywords          : kbtool kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsmsSearch kbsms200preSP4fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMS200SP1 kbSMS200SP2 kbSMS200SP3
Version           : :2.0,2.0 SP1,2.0 SP2,2.0 SP3
Issue type        : kbbug

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