SMS: How to Install the PCM Service Without Using RSERVICE

• Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SUMMARY

This article describes how to install the Package Command Manager (PCM) service on computers running Windows NT Workstation, without using the RSERVICE utility. The MORE INFORMATION section of this article contains:

• The steps for installing PCM as a service without using RSERVICE.



• A sample script illustrating how this would look for installing the service to the c:\PCMSVC directory in a domain called "ABC_Domain", with a PCM service account name of "PCM_Service" with a password of "anything".

MORE INFORMATION

To install PCM as a service, without using RSERVICE, perform the following steps:

1. Create a source directory containing the following utilities from the Resource Kit:



• Regini.exe (used to add registry entries for the service logs)
• Ntrights.exe (used to give the service account the proper rights)
• Instsrv.exe (used to install the service)
• Pcmsvc32.exe (the actual service executable to be installed)



2. Create a batch file a file name that describes its purpose (for example, Instlpcm.bat).



3. Add the following to your batch file, replacing the name of your domain, service account, and the service account password where applicable. This batch file is written to install the PCM service from drive A and install it to drive C. You can change this to the desired location from where to run the batch file and/or where you want to install the PCM service, respectively.




   -----------------INSTLPCM.BAT------------------------------
   REM InstlPCM.bat

   REM Add SMS related registry entries
   a:\regini.exe a:\regfix.ini

   REM Add ABC_DOMAIN\PCM_SERVICE account to the workstation's
   REM Administrators local group

   NET localgroup administrators /add ABC_DOMAIN\PCM_SERVICE

   REM On the workstation, assign Logon As A Service rights to PCM_SERVICE
   REM account
   NTRIGHTS -u ABC_DOMAIN\PCM_SERVICE +r SeServiceLogonRight

   REM Copy PCMSVC32.EXE to the workstation
   MD c:\pcmsvc
   COPY a:\pcmsvc32.exe c:\pcmsvc

   REM Install the PCM Service
   a:\instsrv.exe SMS_PACKAGE_COMMAND_MANAGER_NT C:\PCMSVC\PCMSVC32.EXE -a
   ABC_DOMAIN\PCM_SERVICE -p anything

   REM Start the PCM Service
   NET start SMS_PACKAGE_COMMAND_MANAGER_NT
   ----------------------------end of batch file------------------------ 

4. Create the REGINI initialization file. This is the file that REGINI reads to add the appropriate registry entries. The entries in the .ini file are shown below. These entries assume that you have installed the service to the c:\PCMSVC directory.

   
      \registry\machine\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Identification
                        Installation Directory = REG_SZ C:\PCMSVC
   
      \registry\machine\Software\Microsoft\SMS\TRACING
                        Enabled = REG_SZ 1
   
      \registry\machine\Software\Microsoft\SMS\TRACING
      \SMS_PACKAGE_COMMAND_MANAGER_NT
                        Enabled = REG_SZ 1
   
      \registry\machine\Software\Microsoft\SMS\TRACING
      \SMS_PACKAGE_COMMAND_MANAGER_NT
                        TraceFilename = REG_SZ C:\pcmsvc\LOGS\pacman.log 

   NOTE: The above registry key is one path; it has been wrapped for readability.



5. Copy the batch file and .ini file to your source directory.



6. Log on to the workstation with an account that has administrator rights and run the batch file. This will install and start the service.

Additional query words: pcmsvc32 pcmsvc script login logon client new machines

Keywords : smssetup smspcm
Version : winnt:1.2
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbhowto