DOCUMENT:Q207566 25-NOV-1999 [sms] TITLE :SMS: Client Remote Installation Account Cannot Be Deleted PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER:winnt:2.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbsms200 kbsms200bugkbfaq ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== The Systems Management Server Client Remote Installation Account cannot be deleted or cleared after it has been set. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0. MORE INFORMATION ================ If you no longer want to use a Client Remote Installation Account, enter a non-existent account in the Windows NT Remote Client Installation properties dialog box. To disable client remote installation altogether, perform the following steps: 1. Run the Systems Manangement Server Administrator console. 2. Locate the Site Database, Site Hierarchy, Site Code, Site Name, Site Settings, and Client Installation Methods. 3. Double-click "Windows NT Remote Client Installation". 4. Clear the "Enable Windows NT Remote Client Installation" check box and click OK. Additional query words: prodsms sms20 smssec ====================================================================== Keywords : kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbfaq Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 Version : winnt:2.0 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbpending ============================================================================= 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. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.