Environment Space Limitations With SMS Inventory Scripts (130422)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.1
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2
This article was previously published under Q130422

SUMMARY

The scripts to install Systems Management Server on a computer (SMSLS.BAT and RUNSMS.BAT) depend on having a certain amount of environment space available. Without creating environment variables it would be very difficult for Systems Management Server to support the various operating systems which it does.

MORE INFORMATION

If the necessary space is not available when the script is started, the script will attempt to create a new command shell with additional free space, and make another attempt to execute the script file (there are safeguards against extra recursion). This is accomplished by a command similar to: 
   command /e:2048 /c %0\..\smsls.bat
This implementation works for all the operating systems that typically experience this problem (MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, and Windows 95).

If the new command shell is needed, Out of Environment Space messages may be generated by the operating system; these are not errors. If SMSLS.BAT is called from within a logon script and this message occurs, it can be eliminated by calling SMSLS.BAT with a command similar to: 
   call command /e:2048 /c %0\..\smsls.bat
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/14/2005
Keywords:kbConfig kbnetwork KB130422
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