SMS: Despooler Does Not Preserve Existing Rights on Shares
Article ID: 167656
Article Last Modified on 6/14/2005
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
This article was previously published under Q167656
SYMPTOMS
The Systems Management Server Despooler service does not preserve share,
directory, or file permissions for a software distribution package. If the
administrator sets special permissions for a package on the destination
distribution server, and then distributes the package again, the Despooler
overwrites those permissions.
CAUSE
The Systems Management Server Despooler is designed to support only Read or
Read/Write permissions. Every time it redistributes an application, it
resets the permissions to whatever the permissions are set for that package
in the Systems Management Server Administrator program.
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 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):
MORE INFORMATION
The hotfix will not change any permissions if the share or directory
already exists. This allows administrators to set file and/or directory
permissions after the initial distribution of the package. Any additional
redistribution of that same package will not overwrite the permissions for
that package.
The Forced Disconnect feature available in Systems Management Server
version 1.2 should not be used because the share permissions will be
restored to the default permissions after the Forced Disconnect process has
completed.
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