SMS: Rservice.exe for Alpha Does Not Process All Computers in Machine List

• Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.1, 1.2

SYMPTOMS

The Alpha version of Rservice.exe does not process every computer listed in the [Machine List] section of the initialization file.

STATUS

Microsoft 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

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do any one of the following:

• Use the version of Rservice.exe that runs on the Intel platform.



• Obtain the hotfix mentioned in the STATUS section of this article. The hotfix should have the following timestamp:




      3/2/98      8:00pm      591,632 Rservice.exe 

• Wait for the next Systems Management Server service pack.

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords : kbfix1.20.sp4 kbbug1.10 kbbug1.20 smsutil
Version : winnt:1.1,1.2
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug