The discovery data records may include dollar sign characters at the ends of the computer account names in the Systems Management Server 2003 SP1 database.

You run the Active Directory System Discovery method in Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to discover computer systems. You perform the following actions in the Browse for Active Directory dialog box to update the collection membership:

• You click to select the Include Groups check box.
• You click to clear the Recursive check box.

After you run the Active Directory System Discovery method and update the collection membership, the discovery data records (.ddr files) may include dollar sign ($) characters at the ends of the computer account names, as follows:Also, if you click to select the Recursive check box in the Browse for Active Directory dialog box and then rerun the Active Directory System Discovery method, two discovery data records for the same computer account may exist in the SMS 2003 database. In this case, one discovery data record includes a dollar sign character at the end of the computer account name. The other discovery data record does not include a dollar sign character at the end of the computer account name.

This problem occurs because the Active Directory System Discovery method adds the dollar sign character as part of the discovery process. The Active Directory System Discovery method removes the dollar sign character when the Active Directory System Discovery method adds the discovered computer system to the SMS 2003 database.

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

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Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have SMS 2003 Service Pack 1 installed on the computer.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix replaces the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

• 872814  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/872814/ ) FIX: File Explorer does not correctly display file names that include Unicode characters with a trailing byte of 0x3B on Universal Disc File System (UDFS) volumes
• 889162  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/889162/ ) You cannot use the Active Directory System Group Discovery discovery method in SMS 2003 to retrieve the additional Active Directory information about certain computers that are assigned to this Active Directory

File Information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: