Article: Q153826
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.0,1.1,1.2
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbInventory smsinv
Last Modified: 25-JUL-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2
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SYMPTOMS
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When you create a software inventory package and specify "Microsoft Excel.exe"
(including the double quotation marks) as a filename, the following error
message appears in the Systems Management Server Administrator User Interface:
Couldn't create a new package.
In addition, the following event is logged in the Application Event log:
Event ID: 118
Non-fatal Error in module: SMS_MAINTENANCE_MANAGER
Operation: Parse
Object: File
Object name: Package Rule File
Error code: 1
Cannot compile the package rule file
<drive>:\SMS\site.srv\maincfg.box\pkgrule\package.rul for site UUU.
MachineName = GREEBO
SiteCode = UUU
Component = SMS_MAINTENANCE_MANAGER
NOTE: The package does not appear in the Administrator User Interface. The
package information is written to the Package.rul file in the
\sms\site.srv\maincfg.box\pkgrule subdirectory.
CAUSE
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Maintenance Manager cannot compile the PACKAGE.RUL with packages that contain
filenames in double quotation marks. Therefore, when Maintenance Manager
compiles, the PKG_16.CFG files it creates are 0 bytes in size and an event is
written to the Application Event Log.
WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem:
1. Manually remove the problem package(s) from the Package.rul file.
2. Do not use double quotation marks (") in a package filename.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
versions 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words: prodsms event viewer log
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Keywords : kbnetwork kbInventory smsinv
Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS100 kbSMS110 kbSMS120
Version : winnt:1.0,1.1,1.2
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