Microsoft KB Archive/909387

= An advertisement may not run on remote roaming Advanced Clients after you configure the advertisement to run from a remote distribution point in SMS 2003 =

Article ID: 909387

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003

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SYMPTOMS
In Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003, an advertisement may not run on remote roaming Advanced Clients after you configure the advertisement to run from a remote distribution point.

Note To configure an advertisement to run from a remote distribution point, open the advertisement properties, click the Advanced Client tab, and then change the setting from Do not run program to Run program from a remote distribution point in the When no distribution point is available locally area.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because a new content request is sent only if the package version number has changed, or if the old content location has timed out. When you make the change that is described in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section, the old content location is still used. Because a new content request is not sent, a distribution point match is not reported, even though a distribution point is now available.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, add a comment to the package. When you add a comment, the package version number changes.

To add a comment to the package, follow these steps:
 * 1) In the SMS Administrator console, expand Site Database ( -  ), and then expand Packages.
 * 2) Right-click the package to which you want to add a comment, click Properties, and then click the General tab.
 * 3) In the Comment box, type a comment. For example, type Incrementing package version to enable remote roaming Advanced Client advertisement.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
When this problem occurs, entries that are similar to the following may be logged on the client computer.

Scheduler.log
Sending activation message for schedule 'Machine/AdvertisementId-Package ID-2E52A728'. Scheduler 5/11/2005 9:24:45 AM 2608 (0x0A30) Sending message for schedule 'Machine/AdvertisementId-Package ID-2E52A728' (Target: 'direct:execmgr', Name: '') Scheduler 5/11/2005 9:24:45 AM 2608 (0x0A30) SMSTrigger '392B58C000080000' (Schedule ID: , Message Name: , Target: 'direct:execmgr') will never fire again. Scheduler 5/11/2005 9:24:45 AM 2608 (0x0A30)

Execmgr.log
A duplicate execution request is found for program program name execmgr 5/11/2005 9:02:43 AM    264 (0x0108) Execution Manager timer has been fired. execmgr 5/11/2005 9:03:36 AM   3972 (0x0F84) Policy arrived for parent program program name  execmgr 5/11/2005 9:24:45 AM    1664 (0x0680) Mandatory execution requested for program program name and advertisement AdvertisementId execmgr 5/11/2005 9:24:45 AM    2092 (0x082C) Creating mandatory request for advert CTL20008, program program name, package packageid  execmgr 5/11/2005 9:24:45 AM    2092 (0x082C) Raising event: [SMS_CodePage(437), SMS_LocaleID(1033)] instance of SoftDistProgramOfferReceivedEvent {   AdvertisementId = &quot;AdvertisementId&quot;; ClientID = &quot;GUID:Client GUID&quot;; DateTime = &quot;Date.Time&quot;; MachineName = &quot;Client Computer name&quot;; ProcessID = 1536; SiteCode = &quot;Site code&quot;; ThreadID = 1664; };   execmgr 5/11/2005 9:24:45 AM    1664 (0x0680) Requesting content from CAS for package packageid version version number execmgr 5/11/2005 9:24:45 AM    2092 (0x082C) Raising event: [SMS_CodePage(437), SMS_LocaleID(1033)] instance of SoftDistWaitingContentEvent {   AdvertisementId = &quot;AdvertisementId&quot;; ClientID = &quot;&quot;GUID:Client GUID&quot;;; DateTime = &quot;Date.Time&quot;; MachineName = &quot;Client Computer name&quot;; PackageName = &quot;packageid&quot;; PackageVersion = &quot;version number&quot;; ProcessID = 1536; ProgramName = &quot;program name&quot;; SiteCode = &quot;site code&quot;; ThreadID = 2092; };

execmgr 5/11/2005 9:24:46 AM   2092 (0x082C) Successfully raised SoftDistWaitingContentEvent event for program program name  execmgr 5/11/2005 9:24:46 AM    2092 (0x082C) Execution Request for program program name state change from NotExist to WaitingContent execmgr 5/11/2005 9:24:46 AM    2092 (0x082C) ContentAvailable ignoring update with no DPs for content request ID {DDFD125D-B3C2-4821-9F9A-6519BA2FA06C} execmgr 5/11/2005 9:24:47 AM    2092 (0x082C)

CAS.log
Requesting content packageid.version number, size(KB) size, under context System  ContentAccess   5/11/2005 9:24:45 AM    2092 (0x082C) LS job {17A7B31F-FBCA-4064-9D11-C11A0BF47949} submitted to get DP locations for content packageid.version number ContentAccess   5/11/2005 9:24:46 AM    2092 (0x082C) Successfully created location request {DDFD125D-B3C2-4821-9F9A-6519BA2FA06C} for content packageid.version number ContentAccess  5/11/2005 9:24:46 AM    2092 (0x082C) Location update from LS for content packageid.version number and location request {DDFD125D-B3C2-4821-9F9A-6519BA2FA06C} ContentAccess   5/11/2005 9:24:47 AM    2092 (0x082C) No matching DP Location found  ContentAccess   5/11/2005 9:24:47 AM    2092 (0x082C)

Additional query words: policy

Keywords: kbtshoot kberrmsg kbbug kbsmspackage kbsmsdistribution kbprb KB909387

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