DOCUMENT:Q241734 06-AUG-2002 [sms] TITLE :SMS: MMC Stack Overflow in User Security Wizard PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER:winnt:2.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbMMC kbSecurity kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms200sp2fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When using the Systems Management Server User Security Wizard to browse a very large domain, you may receive Microsoft Management Console (MMC) error messages similar to the following examples: Example 1: Win32 Exception in MMC Admin UI! WIN32 Exception : STACK_OVERFLOW Description : The thread used up its stack. Entry Point : CComponentDataImp::Command Operation : Command Line: C:\WINNT\System32\mmc.exe "E:\SMS\bin\i386\sms.msc" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" Trace : MMF Build Info : SMS 2.0 Beta (1239) Example 2: Win32 Exception in MMC Admin UI! WIN32 Exception : STACK_OVERFLOW Description : The thread used up its stack. Entry Point : CWnd::WindowProc Operation : WM_COMMAND Command Line: C:\WINNT\System32\mmc.exe "E:\SMS\bin\i386\sms.msc" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" Trace : MMF Build Info : SMS 2.0 Beta (1239) RESOLUTION ========== 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 STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server version 2.0 Service Pack 2. MORE INFORMATION ================ This hotfix needs to be applied to all workstations and servers that have the SMS Administration console installed. Secondary site servers, by default, do not have the SMS Administration console installed and do not need this hotfix applied unless the Administration console was also installed on that site. To install the hotfix, use the appropriate method on the Systems Management Server site server. Method 1: Using the Hotfix Installer ------------------------------------ NOTE: You can only use this method on I386-based computers. 1. Copy the hotfix folder structure to a share on your network. Q241734.exe is a Microsoft Windows Installer file that updates specific files on your site server. 2. Log on to your site server using an account with administrative privileges. 3. On the site server, close the Systems Management Server Administrator console. 4. Run Q241734.exe and follow the directions in the wizard. You can run the file in Quiet mode using the /s switch. Method 2: Manual Installation ----------------------------- 1. Quit the Systems Management Server Administrator console and stop the Windows Management service. 2. Replace the Sms_musr.dll file in the \bin\ folder with the version obtained from the hotfix. 3. At a command prompt, type the following command: cd \bin\ regsvr32 sms_musr.dll 4. Restart the Windows Management service and the Systems Management Server Administrator console. Additional query words: prodsms stack overflow ====================================================================== Keywords : kbMMC kbSecurity kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms200sp2fix Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 Version : winnt:2.0 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2002.