APPCTL Err Msg: Failed to Connect to SMS Network Server...

ID: Q122569

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Systems Management Server, when Application Control (APPCTL) runs out of memory trying to allocate a buffer space to determine which user groups a user belongs to, the following error message may appear:

Failed to connect to SMS network server. Cannot determine which user groups the user belongs to.

In addition, if the same behavior occurs during the logon process, APPCTL displays a dialog box with the same error message every 15 minutes until the allocation of a buffer space is successful.

STATUS

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

Additional query words: sms prodsms appcontrol program control pgc

Keywords : kbnetwork kbbug1.00 ntnetserv ntutil kbbug1.10 kbfix1.20 smspgc
Version : winnt:1.0,1.1
Platform : winnt
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