SMS: You Receive an Error Message After Selecting and Then Clearing "This Product is a Suite Parent" (214967)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
This article was previously published under Q214967

SYMPTOMS

When you select and then clear the This Product is a Suite Parent option while using Licadmin.exe (the Software Metering console), you receive the following error message:
You have entered an invalid program name.
Valid extensions are .exe, dll, bin, mod, tsk, scr.
Invalid characters are 
\/:*?"<>|

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because when you originally specify the product as a Suite Parent while adding a new product in the Software Metering console, the file is renamed with an .sui extension. If you then clear the This Product is a Suite Parent option, the extension still identifies the product as a Suite Parent with an .sui extension.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, manually change the product name back to its original extension.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/14/2005
Keywords:kbBug KB214967
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