SMS: Domain Account for Software Metering Service Is Converted to Local Account (226846)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP1
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP2
This article was previously published under Q226846

SYMPTOMS

When a domain account is specified for the Software Metering service, and Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) is installed on a member server, the domain account that is entered is converted to a local machine account on the member server.

To demonstrate this behavior, follow these steps:
  1. In the SMS Administrator Console, click Site Systems under Site Settings. Right-click a member server, and then click Properties.
  2. In the member server Site System Properties box, on the Software Metering Server tab, click to select the Use this site system as a software metering server check box.
  3. Enter a Service account using the following syntax:

    DOMAIN\SWMAccount

  4. Navigate to SMS_License_Server under Services in Control Panel. Note that the account is changed from a domain account to a local account. For example, Domain\SWMAccount is changed to SWMAccount.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, create a domain account with attributes that exactly match the account on the member server. Provided that all attributes match exactly, pass-through authentication should enable this service to log on to the domain.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/26/2006
Keywords:kbBug kbsmsMeter KB226846
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