The Manage Site Accounts tool does not add or modify Client Push accounts in Systems Management Server 2003 SP2

Consider the following scenario:

• You use the Manage Site Accounts tool (Msac.exe) to add or modify a Client Push account.
• You add the account to or modify the account in a Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) site.

In this scenario, the new account may not be displayed in the Accounts tab of the Client Push Installation Properties.

Note The Manage Site Accounts tool is part of the SMS 2003 SP1 Administration Feature Pack.

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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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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