SMS: New Functionality Added to Audit

ID: Q229698

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2

SYMPTOMS

A hotfix for Audit is now available that has three new command-line arguments:

/mif

/noidmif

/notime

Each of these new arguments is described below.

/mif

Instructs Audit to use a .mif file name extension instead of the default .nhm extension. This is useful if you want the Inventory Processor to create DeltaMIFs rather than the full MIFs created when No History MIFs (NHM) are processed.

/noidmif

Instructs Audit to create a NOIDMIF called Audit.mif that is placed in the client's local \Noidmifs directory. Please note that NOIDMIFs are collected by the Inventory Agents during a full inventory, so the collection of the Audit.mif will only occur when inventory is taken.

/notime

Instructs Audit to create a MIF that does not report time (that is, only the file's date is reported). The /notime argument can be used with the default Audit (NHM) or in conjunction with the /mif and/or /noidmif parameters as well.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Systems Management Server service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   Date      Time                Size      File name    Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------------

   4/19/99   8:33pm            135,216    Audit16.exe   x86
   4/15/99   7:43pm            189,936    Audit32.exe   x86
   4/15/99   7:44pm            629,008    Audit32.exe   Alpha
   4/15/99   7:46pm              5,552   Auditstr.dll   x86
   4/15/99   7:51pm              5,904   Aud32str.dll   x86
   4/15/99   7:42pm              5,904   Aud32str.dll   Alpha

NOTE: Due to file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the above files may also contain additional files.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2.

MORE INFORMATION

To install the hotfix, perform the following steps on the Systems Management Server site server:

Replace the Audit32.exe file in the SMS_root\Primsite.srv\Audit\Package\Platform.bin directory with the hotfixed version.

Replace the Aud32str.dll file in the SMS_root\Primsite.srv\Audit\Package\Platform.bin\00000409 directory with the hotfixed version.

Replace the Audit16.exe file in the SMS_root\Primsite.srv\Audit\Package\X86.bin directory with the hotfixed version.

Replace the Auditstr.dll file in the SMS_root\Primsite.srv\Audit\Package\X86.bin\00000409 directory with the hotfixed version.

NOTE: You can perform these steps automatically by using Hotfix.exe with the provided Hotfix.ini file.

Any previous Audit packages that have been distributed will need to be refreshed.

WARNING: Before switching from using the default NHM to either a MIF or NOIDMIF, you should fully understand how each MIF will affect your Systems Management Server system and database. Please see the Systems Management Server SDK for more information on MIFs.

Additional query words: prodsms arg args argument parameter parameters param parm params parms

Keywords : kbSMS120 kbSMS120bug
Version : winnt:1.2
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug