SMS: ODP Incorrectly Identifies User Name for Advertisements Targeted to Users

• Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When using Systems Management Server 2.0 to advertise a program to a user, the user might not receive the advertisement. This problem might occur if the Windows NT machine account for the machine the user is logged into resides in a domain other than the user's domain (typically the accounts domain).

CAUSE

The workstation domain name was being retrieved rather than the logged-in user domain name.

WORKAROUND

Create a Global group in the Windows NT domain where the user account resides. Add the users you want to have receive the advertisement to this group. Advertise the program to the user group in place of directly advertising the program to the user.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for Systems Management Server version 2.0. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords          : kbSMS200 kbSMS200bug 
Version           : winnt:2.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug 

Last Reviewed: July 9, 1999