Wuser32.exe may permit permissions to be increased (811534)

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

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

288239 How to obtain the latest Systems Management Server 2.0 service pack

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next SMS service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix for SMS 2.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4) sites has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name           Platform
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   01-May-2002  18:45                        65  Compverremctrl.ini  Alpha
   01-May-2002  18:45  2.0.92.9       1,682,795  Remctrl.exe         Alpha
   01-May-2002  18:45  2.0.1493.4173    391,440  Wuser32.exe         Alpha
   01-May-2002  18:45                        65  Compverremctrl.ini  x86
   01-May-2002  18:45  2.0.92.9       1,371,351  Remctrl.exe         x86
   01-May-2002  18:45  2.0.1493.4173    265,280  Wuser32.exe         x86

NOTE: Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains these files may also contain additional files.

How to Install the Hotfix

Using the Hotfix Installer

Note This method is for Intel-based computers only.

Create a folder in a location that is accessible to your SMS site servers.
Copy the update file (Q811534.exe) and platform folders to the new folder. The folder structure must be such that the update file is located one folder "above" the platform folders.
From each of the primary and secondary SMS site servers in your environment, log on to your site server by using an account with administrator permissions.
Quit the SMS Administrator console if it is running.
Run Q811534.exe, and then follow the instructions in the wizard.

Manual Installation

Create a folder in a location that is accessible to your SMS site servers.
Copy the platform folders that contain the hotfix files to the folder that you created.
From each of the primary and secondary SMS site servers in your environment, log on to your site server by using an account with administrator permissions.
Quit the SMS Administrator console if it is running.
Stop all SMS services.
Replace the Remctrl.exe file in the SmsRootFolder\Inboxes\Clicomp.src\Remctrl\Platform folder with the version from the hotfix.
Replace the Compver.ini file in the SmsRootFolder\Inboxes\Clicomp.src\Remctrl folder with the Compverremctrl.ini file from the hotfix. Note that you must rename the Compverremctrl.ini file to Compver.ini.
Restart the SMS services.