Re: SMS MMC

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Thanks.

"Kim Oppalfens" <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:MPG.1d25387f28d52bfb989f6c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> 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 ;-)
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Kim Oppalfens
> SMS MVP


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