SMS: SMSMAN Does Not Automatically Detect Server if Logon Discovery Is Disabled

ID: Q235779

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When Windows Networking Logon Client Installation is enabled but Windows Networking Logon Discovery is not enabled, Smsman.exe always fails to automatically locate an installation location, as indicated by the following error:

The Wizard was unable to locate a Systems Management Server. Enter the name of a specific domain or server.

RESOLUTION

WORKAROUND

Enable Windows NT Networking Logon Discovery for the site or choose to specify the installation location manually.

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

Keywords : kbSMS200 kbSMS200bug kbSMS120 kbSMS120bug
Version : winnt:2.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug