SMS: Invdos.exe Fails to Set the Resync Flag

Last reviewed: May 21, 1997
Article ID: Q164886

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server, version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

The 16-bit Inventory Agent (Invdos.exe) does not set the resynchronization (resync) flag when reporting inventory if there has been a site or domain change, or if the /F switch (which forces full inventory to be reported) is used.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, delete the history file that corresponds to the computers Systems Management Server Unique ID. This file is located in the SMS\Site.srv\Inventry.box\History directory on the Systems Management Server site server.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodsms invdos raw mif
Keywords : kbbug1.20 kbfix1.20.sp2 kbnetwork smsinv kbfixlist
Version : 1.2
Platform : Windows
Issue type : kbbug
Resolution Type : kbservicepack

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Last reviewed: May 21, 1997
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