PCM Reports Failed Job As Complete
Article ID: 138241
Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.1 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q138241
SYMPTOMS
AT a site containing both a NetWare domain and a Windows NT domain, the
package command manager (PCM) reports failed job as complete.
CAUSE
This problem is caused by timing conditions. PCM writes the results file
(.SNI) before the MIF file (.PCK). If the despooler wakes up between the
time the .SNI file is written and the time that the .PCK file is written,
it does not look for a MIF, and the status in the MIF file is ignored.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.0 and 1.1. We are researching this problem and will post new
information in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words: prodsmS sms
Keywords: kbnetwork KB138241