Microsoft KB Archive/164886

= SMS: Invdos.exe Fails to Set the Resync Flag =

Article ID: 164886

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q164886



SYMPTOMS
The 16-bit Inventory Agent (Invdos.exe) does not set the resynchronization (resync) flag when reporting inventory if there has been a site or domain change, or if the /F switch (which forces full inventory to be reported) is used.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, delete the history file that corresponds to the computers Systems Management Server Unique ID. This file is located in the SMS\Site.srv\Inventry.box\History directory on the Systems Management Server site server.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 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 (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodsms invdos raw mif

Keywords: kbbug kbinventory kbnetwork KB164886

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