SMS: Delete File(s) "Remove Dir. Containing Files" Option Fails

• Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0
• Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer versions 1.0, 2.0

SYMPTOMS

The Remove Directory Containing Files option of the Delete File(s) action in the Script Editor view of Systems Management Server Installer may fail to remove the target directory. If you try to manually delete the directory using Windows Explorer, the following error might appear:

Cannot remove folder directory name: There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use.

WORKAROUND

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management Server 2.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q236325 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server 2.0. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack Service Pack 1.

Additional query words: prodsms installer smsinst

Keywords : kbSMS200 kbSMS200bug kbSMS120 kbSMS120bug
Version : WINDOWS:1.0,2.0; winnt:2.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug