SMS: Advertisements Created By the Distribute Software Wizard Are Immediately Locked and Cannot Be Modified

ID: Q235190

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When advertisements are created using the Distribute Software Wizard at a child site using a package from a parent site, the advertisement is immediately locked and cannot be modified.

NOTE: This problem does not occur if the Distribute Software Wizard is not used.

WORKAROUND

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 2.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for Systems Management Server version 2.0. 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

Additional query words: prodsms sms advertisement locked

Keywords : kbSMS200 kbSMS200bug kbSMS200fix kbAdvertisement kbSoftwareDist
Version : winnt:2.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug