Microsoft KB Archive/228543

= Policy Editor Does Not Read SNMP Communities Correctly =

Article ID: 228543

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4

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This article was previously published under Q228543



SYMPTOMS
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) communities are enhanced in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 to include permissions for communities. Policy Editor (Poledit.exe) cannot read these permissions or community names correctly because of changes made in the registry to support community security.



CAUSE
Because Policy Editor reads all of the necessary registry entries at startup and then writes all of the entries when saved, whether the entry was changed or not, the SNMP configuration information was removed from Policy Editor to prevent the SNMP communities from being written in the previous format and because the SNMP configuration is not a policy.



Windows NT Server or Workstation 4.0
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/ -or-


 * 152734 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://support.microsoft.com/directory/overview.asp

Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT Server version 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6.



MORE INFORMATION
To configure SNMP communities, use the SNMP Manager tool in Control Panel. To open SNMP Manager, in the Control Panel Network tool, click Services, and then click SNMP Services.

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