SMS: User and User Group Discovery Run Every Time You Restart Site Component Manager (303649)


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
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 SP3
This article was previously published under Q303649

SYMPTOMS

After you restart the Systems Management Server (SMS) Site Component Manager, User (Usrvariable characters.ddr) and User Group (Ugvariable characters.ddr) discovery data records build up in the SMS\Inboxes\DDM.box file on the site server.

CAUSE

This problem can occur for the following two reasons:
  • Site Component Manager starts any component that is not currently started.
  • User Discovery (NTUSRDIS) and User Group Discovery (NTUG_DIS) run through a discovery interval when started, regardless of schedule.

WORKAROUND

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:

288239 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack

To avoid this problem, disable user group and user discovery unless they are needed.

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 Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 4.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/26/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbBug kbsms200preSP4fix KB303649
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