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How to Install OS/2 1.3x System Management Server Clients

Article ID: 130938

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q130938

SYMPTOMS

Microsoft System Management Server does not properly install files on OS/2 1.3x clients. When the client files are not correctly installed, the OS/2 client is not properly inventoried.

CAUSE

System Management Server uses the SMSLS.CMD file to install files to OS/2 client computers. SMSLS.CMD determines whether a file named MDOS is located in the client's %COMSPEC% directory. If the file is not present, the client files are not installed.

NOTE: The MDOS file is shipped with the IBM Windows for OS/2 product. The %COMSPEC% directory is defined by the %COMSPEC% system variable on the client computer. To determine %COMSPEC% directory, type SET at a command prompt.

RESOLUTION

If the MDOS file is not present, create a MDOS file of 0 bytes length and place it in the %COMSPEC% directory. This will allow Systems Management Server to install the client files correctly.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in System Management Server 1.0. This problem was corrected in Systems Management Server version 1.1.

Additional query words: prodsms sms

Keywords: kbnetwork kbsetup KB130938