Microsoft KB Archive/157965

= Inventory Taken at Every Login When Scan Interval Is One Day =

Article ID: 157965

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q157965



SYMPTOMS
The Systems Management Server inventory agent reports inventory every logon, even though the inventory scan interval is one day. For more information on this problem, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

151620 Inventory Scan Intervals Off by One Day



CAUSE
This problem is caused by the failure of the inventory agent to take leap years into account. Therefore, the problem is evident from 02/29/1996 to 12/31/1996. Since 1997 is not a leap year, the inventory agent will behave normally.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do either of the following:


 * To specify daily scans, type Every 2 Days.
 * To specify scans every three days or less frequently, type the interval as you normally would.

NOTE: This problem prevents you from specifying an interval of two days.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

SERVPACK

Additional query words: prodsms leapyear

Keywords: kbinventory kbnetwork kbsmsadmin KB157965

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