SMSINST: No Error When Overwriting Files Without Rights

ID: Q171080

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

When a user attempts an installation to overwrite existing files that he or she does not have write permissions to, the Systems Management Server Installer does not fail or notify the user; it attempts to do a synchronous system shutdown.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Systems Management Server Installer version 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Additional query words: SMS NT Windows Win95 security

Keywords : kbenv smsinst
Version : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug