Policy Editor Does Not Read SNMP Communities Correctly (228543)

SYMPTOMS

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) communities are enhanced in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 to include permissions for communities. Policy Editor (Poledit.exe) cannot read these permissions or community names correctly because of changes made in the registry to support community security.

CAUSE

Because Policy Editor reads all of the necessary registry entries at startup and then writes all of the entries when saved, whether the entry was changed or not, the SNMP configuration information was removed from Policy Editor to prevent the SNMP communities from being written in the previous format and because the SNMP configuration is not a policy.

RESOLUTION

Windows NT Server or Workstation 4.0

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/servicepacks/ -or-
152734 how to obtain the latest windows nt 4.0 service pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. 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/directory/overview.asp

Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6.