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IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe. SYMPTOMSThe 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:
CAUSEThis 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. WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem: From the client that is experiencing the problem, connect to the SMS_SHR share of a Systems Management Server (SMS) logon server, change to the appropriate platform binary subfolder (for example, X86.bin), and then run the following command: invwin32.exe /E /F STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2. This problem has been corrected in the
latest U.S. service pack for Systems Management Server version 1.2. 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 MORE INFORMATIONNote that the LastLoggedUser entry may be blank if there is a policy in force to Hide Last Logged Username in the Logon dialog box. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q114463 Hiding the Last Logged On Username in the Logon DialogTo resolve this issue change the registry value. WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD). Open the Registry Editor and go to the following registry key:
The value of interest is:
Range: 0 or 1; 1 enables this feature. The Last Username Display can also be hidden without editing the registry directly if the you have the Windows NT Resource Kit:
Additional query words: prodsms
Keywords : kbSMS200 kbSMS200bug kbSMS120 kbSMS120bug kbAudit kbInventory kbfix1.20.sp2 |
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