SMS: "Unexpected Error Creating the Unique Id File" Occurs

ID: Q181629

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SUMMARY

When you run Runsms.bat to install the Microsoft Systems Management Server client, you may receive the following error message:

Unexpected error creating the Unique Id file


MORE INFORMATION

A permissions problem may exist. To confirm whether this is the case, check the following:

  1. The user who is logged on to the domain is logged on as at least a Domain User.


  2. The SMS_SHR share on the logon server has the permissions for both Administrators and Everyone set at Full Control.


  3. The Sms\Logon.srv\Smsid subdirectory on the logon server has the permissions for both Administrators and Everyone set at Change.


For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q154936 SMS Displays # When Attempting to Create SMS Client

Q127052 SMS Unique ID (SMSID) Allocation

Q168543 SMS: InocuLAN 4.0 May Interfere with SMS Client Setup

Additional query words: smsconfig smssetup

Keywords : smsinv
Version : winnt:1.2
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbinfo


Last Reviewed: September 7, 1999
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