SMS: Using RSERVICE Returns Error 203

ID: Q169476

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

When using RSERVICE to install the Package Command Manager (PCM) service for client computers running Windows NT, you may receive the following error:

Cannot install service SMS_PACKAGE_COMMAND_MANAGER_NT on <COMPUTERNAME>!
[Error 203. The system could not find the environment option that was entered.]

WORKAROUND

The service is installed correctly; however, when the /deinstall option is used, the service is not removed. Therefore, you can remove pcmsvc by using instsrv or instsvc from the Windows NT Resource Kit.

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 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 sp2 service pack sp

Keywords : kbnetwork kbbug1.20 smsutil kbfix1.20.sp3
Version : winnt:1.2
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug