SMS: MMC Security Rights Do Not Work If User Belongs to More Than 64 Global Groups (240155)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
This article was previously published under Q240155

SYMPTOMS

If a user is a member of more than 64 global groups, that user may be unable to gain access to the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Systems Management Server (SMS) Administrator Console nodes using class permissions inherited from global group membership.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because SMS Provider incorrectly enumerates the global groups of which the user is a member and may not get the global group to which the permissions are applied.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management Server version 2.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

236325 How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack


WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, grant explicit class rights to user accounts instead of to global groups.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0 This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server version 2.0 Service Pack 2..

MORE INFORMATION

To install the hotfix, use the appropriate method on the Systems Management Server site server.

Method 1: Using the Hotfix Installer

NOTE: You can only use this method on I386-based computers.
  1. Copy the hotfix folder structure to a share on your network. Q241734.exe is a Microsoft Windows Installer file that updates specific files on your site server.
  2. Log on to your site server using an account with administrative privileges.
  3. On the site server, close the Systems Management Server Administrator console.
  4. Run Q240155.exe and follow the directions in the wizard. You can run the file in Quiet mode using the /s switch.

Method 2: Manual Installation

  1. Stop the Systems Management Server Site Component Manager, Systems Management Server Executive, and Windows Management services on the site server.
  2. Replace the Baseutil.dll file in the sms_root_directory\bin\platform folder with the version obtained from the hotfix.
  3. Restart the Systems Management Server Site Component Manager, Systems Management Server Executive, and Windows Management services.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbBug kbfix kbSecurity kbsms200sp2fix kbsmsAdmin KB240155
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