SMS: Clients Not Re-mapped After DOMAIN:SITECODE Change (187335)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2

This article was previously published under Q187335

SYMPTOMS

When the Smsls.ini file is used to map Systems Management Server clients to a specific site in a common Windows NT domain, the client does not get remapped to a different Systems Management Server logon server if the sitecode is changed in the Smsls.ini.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for Systems Management Server version 1.2. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem do one of the following:

Delete the following from the Sms.ini file:

      The SiteCode= line from the [SMS] section

-and-

      The entire [SMSLSini] section

-or-

Contact Microsoft Technical Support to obtain the following fix, or wait for the next Systems Management Server service pack.

The fix should have the following timestamp:

      4/2/98      1:26pm        175,288 Setls16.exe (Intel)
      4/2/98      1:26pm         93,152 Setls32.exe (Intel)
      4/2/98      1:26pm        184,592 Setls32.exe (Alpha)

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	6/14/2005
Keywords:	kbbug kbQFE KB187335