Microsoft KB Archive/226894

= SMS: SMS Installs into a New Truncated Directory if SMS_LOCAL_DIR Is More Than 8 Characters =

Article ID: 226894

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

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This article was previously published under Q226894



SYMPTOMS
In Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0, if the environment variable SMS_LOCAL_DIR is modified to include a directory with more than eight characters, SMS truncates the directory name and creates a new directory for client installation.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur because the directory name must conform to the 8.3 MS-DOS restriction; that is, MS-DOS programs (like SMSBOOT1) cannot handle file or directory names of more than eight characters.



WORKAROUND
Before installing the client software and setting SMS_LOCAL_DIR, follow these steps:
 * 1) Manually create a directory, (for example, SMSINSTALLATION).
 * 2) Set SMS_LOCAL_DIR to the directory short name (SMSINS~1). SMS installs into the existing SMSINSTALLATION directory.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0.

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords: kbbug kbprb KB226894

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