Microsoft KB Archive/816295

= SMS client service accounts on domain controllers are deleted by CCM account cleanup cycle =

Article ID: 816295

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 2
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 4

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Important This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
If a domain controller is taken offline, either manually or because of too much network traffic, the SMS&_  account may be deleted during the next Client Configuration Manager (CCM) account cleanup cycle.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management Server 2.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

288239 How to obtain the latest Systems Management Server 2.0 service pack



MORE INFORMATION
Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.Systems Management Server (SMS) Service Pack 5 (SP5) provides two new registry keys to correct this problem. These keys are created in the following registry location on the domain controller:

The two new values are described in the following table:

Note If you set the WaitTimeToDeleteDC value to 0, SMS Client Configuration Manager will default to pre-SP5 behavior.

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276564 SMS client service stops responding (hangs) during startup



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

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