SMS: SMS Provider Deletes Collection When Computer Name Starts With a Number

• Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

The Systems Management Server Provider will not delete any Collections that contain the computer name that has a numeric value as the first character, for example, 1SKYMAN. This name will fail in the deletions of any collections.

WORKAROUND

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

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

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server 2.0. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack Service Pack 1.

MORE INFORMATION

Rename the existing file in the SMS\Bin\I386 directory path and copy the hotfix to the SMS\Bin\I386 directory.

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords          : kbSMS200 kbSMS200bug kbSMS200fix 
Version           : winnt:2.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug 

Last Reviewed: July 25, 1999