Limit to Site Does Not Work if You Distribute to a Site Group

Last reviewed: April 24, 1997
Article ID: Q153205

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.1

SYMPTOMS

When you distribute a package using a Site Group, and you select Limit to Sites and clear the include subsites option, the package is distributed to the selected sites AND their child sites.

WORKAROUND

Distribute to a Machine Group rather than a Site Group.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SMS version 1.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodsms
Keywords : kbbug1.10 kbnetwork smsadmin smsgeneral
Version : 1.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 24, 1997
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