Microsoft KB Archive/160853

= SMS: Mandatory Jobs Will Be Blocked If Details Window Is Open =

Article ID: 160853

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q160853





SYMPTOMS
If a user has the Job Details window open for any job, the processing of a mandatory job will be blocked after it has arrived at the desktop, until the Job Details window is closed.



CAUSE
When the Job Details window is open, it obtains ownership of the Package Command Manager (PCM) thread. Until the ownership is released, PCM has no way of forcing a mandatory job to run.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, close the Job Details window.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: SMS

Keywords: kbnetwork kbpcm kbusage KB160853

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