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04 February 2009
Failed to bind to virtual directory root

I had a problem passed to me today, regarding the updating of packages on a newly created distribution point. The error I was seeing was in the dismgr.log, and is displayed below ERROR CreateVirtualDirectory: Failed to bind to virtual directory root IIS://ServerName/W3svc/1/ROOT. error = Access is denied... Read More...

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Filed under: SMS 2003

19 January 2009
Trouble shooting management points – SMS 2003

Recently I have been working on quite a few problems with SMS 2003 management points, below I have listed the log files that are management point related. Log File Name Role MPfdm.log Moves client files to the corresponding SMS\INBOXES folder.  Review the log when validating problems with file permissions... Read More...

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Filed under: SMS 2003, SMS

14 January 2009
Query to find all x64 based clients

select SMS_R_System.Name, SMS_R_System.SMSAssignedSites, SMS_R_System.IPAddresses, SMS_R_System.IPSubnets, SMS_R_System.OperatingSystemNameandVersion, SMS_R_System.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup, SMS_R_System.LastLogonUserDomain, SMS_R_System.LastLogonUserName, SMS_R_System.SMSUniqueIdentifier, SMS_R_System... Read More...

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Filed under: SMS 2003

15 August 2008
WMIC - Command Line WMI and SMS

Most of my posts seem to come about because someone asks me how to do something, so yet again some one asked me if I knew a way to 'control' SMS / SCCM from the command line. This got me thinking. Most of the scripts I write or use manipulate WMI in some way, either on the site server or on the... Read More...

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Filed under: SCCM, SMS 2003, WMI

22 July 2008
SMS Site Assignment

Q. The other day I was asked about why (in a single forest, multiple domain environment with separate SMS hierarchies in each domain) does a SMS client get assigned to an SMS site in the wrong domain. A. If you have multiple domains in your forest, and multiple independent SMS hierarchies, although the... Read More...

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Filed under: SMS 2003, Site Assigment

04 February 2008
Accounts you can delete after upgrading from SMS 2003 to SCCM

I have been asked this question a few times now, so thought I would blog the answer... The following accounts should always be deleted because they are never used for Configuration Manager 2007. SMS Service account CCM Boot Loader (DC) (SMS#_dc) CCM Boot Loader (Non-DC)( SMSCCMBootAcct&) Client Services... Read More...

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Filed under: SCCM, Upgrade, SMS 2003