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SYMPTOMSWhen a program item description exceeds 40 characters in length, you receive the following error in the AppMan.log file of a child site that receives the package update: After the error occurs, it is possible that a sequence of corruption can spread through the secondary site. This does not always occur, but when it does, it can result in some very strange behavior from Program Group Control (PGC) on Systems Management Server clients. NOTE: It is only possible to create a program item description that exceeds 40 characters by importing a package definition file (PDF) where the description is greater than 40 characters. WORKAROUNDTo quickly locate any program item that can potentially cause a problem, run the following use ISQL/W against the SMS database to run the following query:
For any items that are returned, make note of the package ID and then do
the following:
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STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. MORE INFORMATION
Sites that are affected by this problem can experience the following
problems after the error occurs:
Additional query words: prodsms
Keywords : kbbug1.20 smsappman smspgc |
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