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Q305332: SMS: Permissions Assigned to Domain Local Groups Do Not Work

Article: Q305332
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbenv kbtool kbsms200 kbsms200preSP4fix
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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After you apply the post Systems Management Server 2.0 (SMS) Service Pack 3
(SP3) hotfix for Q266712 or SMS 2.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4) or later on your SMS
2.0 primary site, users of the SMS Administrator console may be unable to
enumerate SMS objects such as collections. Prior to the application of the
hotfix, users were able to inherit permissions that were assigned to domain
local groups.

CAUSE
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The fix that is included with Q266712 contains a change in how a user's groups
are enumerated by the SMS provider. Because of this change, using domain local
groups to assign permissions is no longer possible on member servers. Note that
domain local groups still work when the SMS provider resides on a domain
controller (DC).

WORKAROUND
==========

To work around this issue, use any of the following methods individually:

- Use domain global groups to grant access and assign permissions to SMS object
  classes and instances.

- Use machine local groups to grant access and assign permissions to SMS object
  classes and instances.

- Use individual user accounts to grant access and assign permissions to SMS
  object classes and instances.

MORE INFORMATION
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To experience the issue that is described in this article, the SMS provider
(either on the SMS site server or SQL server) must be installed on a member
server.

For additional information about the fix that is included in Q266712, click the
article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q266712 Security Based on Global Groups Fails in Win 2000 Domains

For additional information about troubleshooting general SMS Administrator
console connectivity, click the article number below to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q201126 SMS: Troubleshooting Connectivity to the SMS Site Database

For general information about SMS security, please view the following SMS
Security Essentials Whitepaper:

  http://www.microsoft.com/smsmgmt/techdetails/secessentials.asp

Additional query words: prodsms smssecurity smsprov

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Keywords          : kbenv kbtool kbsms200 kbsms200preSP4fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : :2.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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