Microsoft KB Archive/236318

= The Server Connection Account Is Created in the Same Domain as the Site Server in SP1 =

Article ID: 236318

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q236318



SUMMARY
In Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 1, the Server Connection account is created in the same domain where the Site Server resides. This account has the name SMSServer_ and is used to connect from Remote Site Systems to the Site Server.

In Systems Management Server 2.0 (the final released version), this account was created in the same domain where the Service Account was created for the Site.

If a Systems Management Server 2.0 (the final released version) Site is upgraded to Service Pack 1, the Server Connection account location is unchanged and will remain in the same domain where the Service Account was created for the Site.



MORE INFORMATION
In a Master Domain Model where the Systems Management Server 2.0 Site Server resides in a Resource Domain and the Service Account is created in the Master Accounts Domain, the following behavior is observed in the following scenarios:

A New Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 1 Installation Is Performed
The Server connection account will be created in the same domain as the Site Server. In this example, the account will be created in the Resource Domain.

An Upgrade Is Performed on a Current Systems Management Server 2.0 (the final released version) Site
The Server connection account will remain in the same domain as the Service Account. In this example, the account will remain in the Master Accounts Domain.

There will be no changes to the location of the Server connection account between versions of Systems Management Server 2.0 when in a single domain model.

Additional query words: prodsms smsserver_xxx

Keywords: kbinfo kbserver KB236318

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