SMS: 'Too Many Parameters' Error When Running Smsls.bat (161412)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.0
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.1
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2
This article was previously published under Q161412 SYMPTOMS
When you run the Smsls.bat file on a client computer running Windows 95,
you may receive errors, and the command prompt window may display the
following message:
Too Many Parameters
Bad Command or Filename
Bad Command or Filename
Too Many Parameters
CAUSE
If there is a space in the directory name for the "path" environment
variable (such as "C:\Program Files"), and you run the Smsls.bat file on a
client computer running Windows 95, Systems Management Server does not
parse the path correctly.
This problem occurs when Smsls.bat sets the SMS_P=%PATH% environment
variable. SMS_P is then used in various places in the logon script that
contains the space, and causes that command-line to clock.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, add quotation marks around the path variable
in two (and only two) places in the Smsls.bat file.
- Place quotation marks around the %PATH% variable under :RUN_FROM.
For example, change
if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" set PATH=%0\..;%0\..\%SMS_BIN%;%PATH%
to:
if not "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" set PATH=%0\..;%0\..\%SMS_BIN%;"%PATH%"
- Place quotation marks around SMS_P when it is reassigned to the path at
the end of the script under :RESTORE.
For example, change
PATH=%SMS_P%
to:
PATH="%SMS_P%"
It is also important to note that completing this workaround causes an
error to be displayed on Windows NT clients while running Smsls.bat. The
following message is displayed:
The name specified is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Network traces reveal adding the quotes to :RESTORE section causes
Smsls.bat to incorrectly determine the location from which to run
Clrlevel.com. To complete this workaround for both Windows 95 and Windows
NT clients, it will be necessary to make additional changes to the
Smsls.bat file. At the end of the script, change the last two lines from
if errorlevel 1 if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" clrlevel
if errorlevel 1 if not "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" %0\..\clrlevel
to:
if errorlevel 1 if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" %0\..\clrlevel
if errorlevel 1 if not "%OS%"==Windows_NT" %0\..\clrlevel
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.2. We are researching this problem and will post
new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 6/14/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbConfig kbenv kbsetup KB161412 |
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