SMS: Audit32 May Fail on Workstations Running Windows NT

• Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

The Systems Management Server Software Audit may fail on workstations running Windows NT if they receive the audit package from a Systems Management Server 1.2 site. The following error will be recorded in the Audit32.log file:

   An error has occurred while trying to read the Sms.ini file.

CAUSE

This problem occurs under certain conditions when the Systems Management Server Client Inventory service (Inv32cli.exe) does not write the [logonhistory] section (specifically, the LastLoggedUser entry, or in the [Local] section the NetCardID or SystemRole or SystemType required by Audit32) in the Sms.ini file.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, connect to the SMS_SHR share of a Systems Management Server logon server, and run the command

   Invwin32.exe /E /F

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server Version 1.2. A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression-tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Service Pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information.