DOCUMENT:Q257202 08-AUG-2000 [sms] TITLE :SMS: SP2 Functional Change in Processing Logon Point Updates PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER:winnt:2.0 SP2 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms200sp2fix ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 SP2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= Previous to Service Pack 2 (SP2), Logon Server Manager watches the Sms\Inboxes\Nt_logon.box\Locks folder for notifications of changes that are supposed to trigger logon point updates. Merely "touching" this folder, rather than making an actual change, triggers a full update. For example, if you open the folder in Windows Explorer, a full update results. With SP2 and later, Logon Server Manager does not watch Nt_logon.box for folder notifications and then assume an update cycle is required when it receives a notification. Instead, it watches a new subfolder named Notify under Nt_logon.box. When it receives a notification, it checks for the existence of a file named Nt_logon.not. Only then does it assume that a PCF file change has occurred and initiate an update. Both Logon Discovery and Logon Client Installation have been modified to create this file when they update their respective PCF files. If you want to force a logon point update, the only way to do this is to manually create the notification file in the Notify folder. For additional information on how to obtain the latest Systems Management Server 2.0 service pack, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q236325 How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack MORE INFORMATION ================ On Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based sites, opening the Locks folder in Windows Explorer can cause a logon point update. If it remains open, the updates run continuously. On Microsoft Windows 2000-based sites, the Windows NT 4.0 behavior occurs, but the Software Inventory agent also causes logon point updates. Additional query words: prodsms ====================================================================== Keywords : kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms200sp2fix Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200SP2 Version : winnt:2.0 SP2 Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= 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 2000.