Microsoft KB Archive/234850

= SMS: Packages Are Advertised to the Wrong Collections =

Article ID: 234850

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q234850



SYMPTOMS
In Systems Management Server 2.0, a package that is advertised to one collection may be incorrectly offered to a different collection. This problem occurs on secondary sites only.



CAUSE
Offer Manager modifies the wrong .col file to contain the advertisement ID. As a result, the .ins and .ofr files are modified to point to the wrong collection.



WORKAROUND
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:

236325 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Systems Management Server 2.0. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack Service Pack 1.



MORE INFORMATION
For information about investigating other issues that may affect Systems Management Server, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

227032 SMS: Clients Are Using Wrong Instruction After Site Rebuild

Additional query words: prodsms

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbbug kbfix kbsoftwaredist KB234850

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