SMS: CHECK20 Misidentifies SMS 1.2 Client as an SMS 2.0 Client (195702)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 SP4
This article was previously published under Q195702

SYMPTOMS

Check20.exe is a utility added to the Smsls.bat file in Systems Management Server 1.2 Service Pack 4 to check for the existence of a Systems Management Server 2.0 client. If %windir% is not in the path, Check20.exe will fail and return errorlevel 1 instead of errorlevel 2. This causes the Smsls.bat calls to CLI_NT and INVWIN32 to be skipped.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Systems Management Server service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: 
   Date       Time               Size     File name   Platform
   ------------------------------------------------------------------
   10/06/98   12:50am            44,252   Check20.exe (x86 and Alpha)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2 Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION

To install the hotfix, perform the following steps on the Systems Management Server site server:

  1. In the <SMS_root>\Site.srv\maincfg.box\client.src directory, replace the Check20.exe file with the version obtained from the hotfix.

    NOTES:

    • Both Intel x86 and Alpha use the same file.

    • You can perform Step 1 automatically by using Hotfix.exe with the provided Hotfix.ini file.


    Maintenance Manager will replicate this file to the Systems Management Server logon servers on its next work cycle.
  2. Update the Check20.exe located in the Repl\Export\Scripts and Repl\Import\Scripts of the site's Windows NT logon servers.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/23/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix KB195702
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