Article: Q165507
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.1
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbPGC smspgc
Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.1
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SYMPTOMS
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In some WAN environments, Systems Management Server's Program Group Control
(PGC) may go across the WAN to attempt a connection to a Systems Management
Server logon server (domain controller) to obtain the groups a logged on user
belongs to.
This may cause unwanted delays, due to the slow connection speed, and also may
use important WAN connection bandwidth.
CAUSE
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The PGC randomly chooses a Systems Management Server logon server in the domain
(primary domain controller and backup domain controllers) to retrieve the
information.
RESOLUTION
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This problem has been fixed in Systems Management Server 1.2. The PGC first
attempts to locate the server listed in the ValidatingServer entry in the
[SMSLSIni] section of the Sms.ini file, as in the following example:
[SMSLSIni]
ValidatingServer=\\xxxxx
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.1. This problem has been fixed in Systems Management Server version
1.2.
Additional query words: prodsms pdc bdc bdcs
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Keywords : kbnetwork kbPGC smspgc
Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS110
Version : winnt:1.1
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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