SMS: RService Does Not Stop a Service Before an Uninstall (173785)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2
This article was previously published under Q173785 SYMPTOMS
When you use Rservice to uninstall a service on a system that has that
service running, Rservice does not attempt to stop the service before
attempting to uninstall it. This disables the service on the remote system
since it has only been partially uninstalled. The files that were in use by
the service are not deleted.
CAUSE
Rservice cannot uninstall files that are being used because the service is
still running.
WORKAROUND
Prior to running Rservice with the /DEINSTALL switch, first run it with
a /STOP switch to ensure that the service is stopped on all of the remote
systems.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 1.2. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Systems
Management Server 1.2 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the
service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base
(without the spaces):
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 6/14/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbPCM KB173785 |
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