Microsoft KB Archive/831205

= &quot;Buffer overrun detected&quot; error when you log on to a Systems Management Server 2.0 site =

Article ID: 831205

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to log on to a Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 primary site, you may receive the following error:

Buffer overrun detected!

Program: F:\SMS\bin\i386\smsexec.exe

A buffer overrun has been detected which has corrupted the program's internal state. The program cannot safely continue execution and must now be terminated.

SMS Crash.log files or User.dmp files may not be created when this error occurs.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the Client Configuration Manager tries to process a client configuration request (CCR) when the Machine name field contains more than 31 characters.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
SMS 2.0 Service Pack 4

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  09-Dec-2003  19:38  2.0.1493.4223   1,068,264  Sms2.0-sp4-kb831205-x86-enu.exe



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.

Keywords: kbsmsadmin kberrmsg kbdrwatson kbsms200presp6fix kbqfe kbfix kbbug KB831205

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