Server Comment Set with SNMP Is Not Retained After Restart

ID: Q238294

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If you set a server comment using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), the string you set lasts only until you restart the computer or you restart the Server service.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the Server service is not properly preserving the server comment in the registry when you use SNMP to set the comment.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or the individual software update. For information on obtaining the latest service pack, please go to:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/servicepacks/

Q152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

For information on obtaining the individual software update, contact Microsoft Product Support Services. 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

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6.

MORE INFORMATION

You can set the server comment for the Server service by using SNMP. The object identification (OID) is .1.3.6.1.4.1.77.1.2.1.0. You can use the Snmputil.exe tool from the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit to set or view the value.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 NT4SP6Fix
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug