DOCUMENT:Q243326 06-AUG-2002 [sms] TITLE :SMS: Browsing for PDFs Requires Site Modify PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER:winnt:2.0,2.0 SP1 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbMMC kbSecurity kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbSoftwareDist kbsms200sp2fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 2.0, 2.0 SP1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== In the Create Package from Definition wizard, the Browse button next to the publisher label is unavailable if the user account does not have Site Modify permissions for that site. This prevents the user from browsing for Package Definition Files (PDFs). RESOLUTION ========== 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: Q236325 How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack WORKAROUND ========== To work around this behavior, give the user Site Modify permissions. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server version 2.0 Service Pack 2. MORE INFORMATION ================ To install the hotfix, use the appropriate method. Method 1: Using the Hotfix Installer ------------------------------------ NOTE: This method is only for I386-based computers. 1. Copy the hotfix folder structure to a share on your network. Q243326.exe is a Microsoft Windows Installer file that updates specific files on your site server. 2. Log on to your site server using an account with administrative privileges. 3. On the site server, close the Systems Management Server Administrator console. 4. Run Q243326.exe and follow the directions in the wizard. You can run the file in Quiet mode using the /s switch. Method 2: Manual Installation ----------------------------- Site System with Local Provider: 1. Close the Systems Management Server Administrator console and stop all Systems Management Server services including the Windows Management service and the SMS_SQL_MONITOR service. 2. Replace the Smsprov.dll file in the \bin\ folder with the version obtained from the hotfix. Use Regsvr32.exe to register the updated Systems Management Server Provider file. At a command prompt, type the following command: regsvr32 smsprov.dll 3. Replace the Sms_madv.dll file in the \bin\ folder with the version obtained from the hotfix. Use Regsvr32.exe to register the updated Systems Management Server Provider file. At a command prompt, type the following command: regsvr32 sms_madv.dll 4. Replace the SMS_MDEF.dll file in the \bin\ folder with the version obtained from the hotfix. Use Regsvr32.exe to register the updated Systems Management Server Provider file. At a command prompt, type the following command: regsvr32 sms_mdef.dll 5. Restart all Systems Management Server services. Site System with Remote Provider: 1. Close the Systems Management Server Administrator console and stop all Systems Management Server services. 2. Replace the Smsprov.dll file in the \bin\ folder with the version obtained from the hotfix. Use Regsvr32.exe to register the updated Systems Management Server Provider file. At a command prompt, type the following command: regsvr32 smsprov.dll 3. Replace the Sms_madv.dll file in the \bin\ folder with the version obtained from the hotfix. Use Regsvr32.exe to register the updated Systems Management Server Provider file. At a command prompt, type the following command: regsvr32 sms_madv.dll 4. Replace the Sms_mdef.dll file in the \bin\ folder with the version obtained from the hotfix. Use Regsvr32.exe to register the updated Systems Management Server Provider file. At a command prompt, type the following command: regsvr32 sms_mdef.dll 5. Restart all Systems Management Server services. 6. From the updated Systems Management Server site server, copy the Smsprov.dll file to a disk or network share. 7. On the server running the Systems Management Server Provider, stop the Windows Management service and the SMS_SQL_MONITOR service. 8. Use Regsvr32.exe to unregister the existing Systems Management Server Provider file. At a command prompt, type the following command: regsvr32 /u smsprov.dll 9. Make a backup copy of the existing Systems Management Server Provider file. 10. Copy the updated Smsprov.dll file from the diskette or network share to the \bin\ folder. 11. Use Regsvr32.exe to register the updated Systems Management Server Provider file. At a command prompt, type the following command: regsvr32 smsprov.dll 12. Restart the Systems Management Server services. Additional query words: prodsms browse pdf ====================================================================== Keywords : kbMMC kbSecurity kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbSoftwareDist kbsms200sp2fix Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMS200SP1 Version : winnt:2.0,2.0 SP1 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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