DOCUMENT:Q258987 01-JUN-2000 [sms] TITLE :SMS: False Errors Are Recorded in the Smsprov.log File PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER:winnt:2.0,2.0 SP1 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbinterop kbtool kbMMC kbServer kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbHelpDesk kbsmsAdmin kbsmsProvide ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 2.0, 2.0 SP1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you try to remotely control a client from the Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 Administrator console, you may receive the following error message in the Smsprov.log file. [18D][Fri 03/17/2000 16:08:23]: * * E:\OPALSP1\sdk_provider\nt\smsprov\SspUtility.cpp(1467) : Error Extracting property:TopLevelSiteCode * * Note that there are no corresponding error messages on the Administrator console screen, and no status messages are generated. CAUSE ===== This behavior is the normal result of using remote control or any other utility that calls the internal RaiseRawStatusMsg method without setting the optional TopLevelSiteCode parameter. When any of the optional parameters for the SMS_StatusMessage methods (such as RaiseRawStatusMsg, RaiseErrorStatusMsg, RaiseWarningStatusMsg, or RaiseInformationalStatusMsg) are not included, an error message is generated in the Smsprov.log file warning of the missing parameter. NOTE: No error message is returned by the provider and the methods function normally. MORE INFORMATION ================ This behavior is not due to a problem in the execution of the remote control code, and can be safely ignored. Additional query words: prodsms ====================================================================== Keywords : kbinterop kbtool kbMMC kbServer kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbHelpDesk kbsmsAdmin kbsmsProvider Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMS200SP1 Version : winnt:2.0,2.0 SP1 Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= 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 2000.