DOCUMENT:Q235149  27-OCT-2000  [sms]
TITLE   :Simple Command Fails in Available Program Manager (APM)
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER:winnt:2.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbClient kbConfig kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbAdvertisement kbPackage kbSoftwareDist

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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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When you run a simple command such as net start >c:\test2.txt within an
advertised program, the Available Programs Manager (APM) may return the
following error message within the Smsapm32.log file:

   Return code = 0x2; The system cannot find the file specified.~~; Program
   D:\WINNT\System32\net.exe start >c:\test2.txt' terminated with exit code =
   2

WORKAROUND
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To work around this behavior, run the command from within a batch file.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Systems Management
Server version 2.0.


Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbClient kbConfig kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbAdvertisement kbPackage kbSoftwareDist 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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