DOCUMENT:Q257318  06-AUG-2002  [sms]
TITLE   :SMS: Advertisement .ofr Files Are Not Deleted on Secondary Site
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER:winnt:2.0,2.0 SP1
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbAdvertisement kbPackage kbSoftwareDist kbsms200sp2fix

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 2.0, 2.0 SP1 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you manually delete a package on a primary site, the associated
advertisement (.ofr) files are not deleted from the
<Drive>:\SMS\Inboxes\Offerinf.box folder on the secondary site.

CAUSE
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Distribution Manager and Offer Manager are responsible for deleting all the
advertisements that are associated with a package. On the primary site, the
deletion is triggered by SQL triggers or by Distribution Manager. On the
secondary site, the deletion is triggered only by Distribution Manager, but the
deletion is not triggered.

RESOLUTION
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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:

   Q236325 How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack

WORKAROUND
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Manually delete the .ofr files on the secondary site server. These files are
located in the <Drive>:\SMS\Inboxes\Clicfg.src folder.

STATUS
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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 version 2.0 Service Pack 2.


Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbAdvertisement kbPackage kbSoftwareDist kbsms200sp2fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMS200SP1
Version           : winnt:2.0,2.0 SP1
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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