SMS Inventory Has a Limit of 16 Environment Variables

 Last reviewed: March 4, 1998
Article ID: Q149494
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.1

SYMPTOMS

When a system has more than 16 environment variables, only the first 16 are reported by the SMS inventory agent.

CAUSE

The SMS 1.0 and 1.1 inventory agent was designed to identify and collect only the first 16 environment variables. Any additional environment variables are ignored.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.1. It has been fixed in Systems Management Server version 1.2.

Additional query words: prodsms
Keywords : kbbug1.10 smsinv kbnetwork
Version : 1.1
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: March 4, 1998
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