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SMS: Run Command on Workstation Send Phase Only Jobs Never Show a Complete Status

Article ID: 185649

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006

Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q185649

SYMPTOMS

When you create a job for a Run Command on Workstation package using only the Send Phase (no Distribute or Run Phase), the job never shows an overall status of complete. The status remains active indefinitely. However, the compressed package is sent to the targeted site(s).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for Systems Management Server version 1.2. 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

WORKAROUND

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

Verify that the compressed package was successfully sent to the targeted site(s) and then cancel the job.

-or-
Contact Microsoft Technical Support to obtain the following fix, or wait for the next Systems Management Server service pack.

This fix should have the following timestamps:
```
      9/25/97  7:47pm               536,608 BASE4.dll
      9/25/97  7:47pm               252,800 SMSInst.dll
					
```

Additional query words: prodsms smsscheduler smsadmin

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbqfe KB185649