DOCUMENT:Q169555  31-JUL-2001  [sms]
TITLE   :SMS: Audit16 Fails If Username in Sms.ini Is Too Long
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER:winnt:1.2
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbnetwork kbAudit smsaudit

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Systems Management Server software audit may fail on computers where the
values for Current and LastLoggedUser (listed under the [UserName] section in
the client's Sms.ini file) exceeds 32 characters. The following error will be
recorded in the Audit16.log file:

   A File error occurred: File read error in SMS.INI file.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.2. We are researching this problem and will post new information here
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbAudit smsaudit 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.2
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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