Error Opening File on SMS Client During Inventory

 Last reviewed: March 10, 1998
Article ID: Q137989
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0 and 1.1

SYMPTOMS

When you run RUNSMS.BAT on the Systems Management Server from a client computer to execute the inventory agent, the following error message appears in the MS-DOS Command Prompt window and returns a DOS prompt: 

   Error Opening File
On the site server, a .TMP extension file is created in the following directory: 

   SMS\LOGON.SRV\INVENTRY.BOX

CAUSE

This is caused by collecting more than two files.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem:

  • Continue the inventory process, rename the .TMP extension file on the Systems Management Server with the .RAW extension.

    -or-

  • Disable the collected files portion of the inventory.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.0 and 1.1. This problem has been corrected in Systems Management Server version 1.2.

Additional query words: prodsms sms writing
Keywords : kbbug1.00 kbbug1.10 kbfix1.20 smsinv kbother
Version : 1.0 1.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: March 10, 1998
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