SMSRUN16 Fails to Create SMS Client Group on Installation
Article ID: 128455
Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.1 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q128455
SYMPTOM
On your Windows 3.x NetWare client, if NETWARE.DRV and VNETWARE.386 are
referred to with a full path in the SYSTEM.INI, SMSRUN16 fails to create
the Systems Management Server Client Group during installation.
CAUSE
There is directory path information for VNETWARE.386 and NETWARE.DRV in the
SYSTEM.INI file.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem:
- Place the NETWARE.DRV and VNETWARE.386 in the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory
and remove the path information from the "network.drv=" and "network="
lines in the SYSTEM.INI file.
-or-
- Follow these steps:
- Keep the NETWARE.DRV and VNETWARE.386 in the NWCLIENT directory.
- Add the NWCLIENT directory to the path in AUTOEXEC.BAT.
- Remove the path information from the "netware.drv=" and "network="
lines in the SYSTEM.INI.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.1. A fix to this problem is in development, but has not been
regression-tested and may be destabilizing in production environments.
Microsoft does not recommend implementing this fix at this time. Contact
Microsoft Product Support Services for more information on the availability
of this fix.
Additional query words: prodsms sms
Keywords: kbnetwork kbsetup KB128455