Re: SMS MMC

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Open run box
Type mmc.exe
Add the systems management server snap-in
In the wizard choose
Select console tree items to be loaded
Choose sms collections & sms reporting
Press Next, finish ok ...

Save the console as a .MSC file, distribute the msc file

Kim Oppalfens
MVP SMS

In article <#aoS3wodFHA.412@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
> Could you share with the group how you customized the MMC to add snap-ins
> for Collections and reports only?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> "?????????" <me@home> wrote in message
> news:42b07c83$0$292$cc9e4d1f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > All
> >
> > I've created a Security Group in AD which contains our Helpdesk staff
> > accounts. I then created an SMS MMC (on a box which has the SMS Console
> > installed on it) containing the Collections and Reporting snapins as those
> > are the only 2 areas we want Helpdesk to have access to. I gave the AD
> > group rights to the Collections and Reporting in SMS but when I attempt to
> > open the MMC using a Helpdesk account it fails to connect to the SMS
> > databse.
> >
> > What other rights/permissions do I need to give to the AD Security Group
> > so Helpdesk can use the 2 snapins in the MMC?
> >
> >
> > thanks and sorry if this is the wrong group ;-)
> >
>
>
>

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Kim Oppalfens
SMS MVP
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