DOCUMENT:Q248365  08-MAY-2002  [sms]
TITLE   :SMS: Secondary Site Clients Receive Unintended Advertisements
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER::2.0,2.0 SP1
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbenv kbtool kbsms200preSP2fix

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 2.0, 2.0 SP1 
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SYMPTOMS
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Advertisements that are sent to a secondary site target collection may not be
updated to reflect collection dynamics. Because of this, if a client is removed
from a collection that has an advertisement targeted, it may continue to receive
the advertisement.

CAUSE
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Offer Manager on secondary sites does not recognize collection deltas and leaves
a populated instruction file.

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

   Q236325 How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 2.0 and 2.0 SP1. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management
Server version 2.0 Service Pack 2.

Additional query words: prodsms secondary site advertisements unintended

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Keywords          : kbenv kbtool kbsms200preSP2fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMS200SP1
Version           : :2.0,2.0 SP1
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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