Re: Client "Unable to retrieve AD site membership" error

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Hi Kim

Thanks for the reply. You are right, someone had not entered the subnet in
the AD Site. I am hoping to get it corrected soon and will see if the SMS
issues disappear.

thanks again for your help

Andrew

"Kim Oppalfens" wrote:

>
> Could you right-click this client in the all systems collection, and
> select it's properties. Note down the ip subnet & active directory site
> name.
>
> Verify whether these values are present in the site boundaries of your
> site.
>
> Kim Oppalfens
> MVP SMS
> In article <33F51223-4CDA-4A5C-90BA-AAD1BAD76553@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> AndrewMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
> > I am able to browse to the management point using a web browser,
> > /sms_MP/.sms_aut?mplist returns a blank page,
> > /SMS_MP/.sms_aut?mpcert returns a string of characters
> >
> > I am confused as to why I seem to have access to the MP from the client for
> > some parts of the process and not for others?
> >
> > thanks
> > Andrew
> >
> > "Andrew Martin" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi
> > > Thanks for the reply, sorry for the delay, holiday weekend here so couldn't
> > > try your suggestion until today.
> > >
> > > They get the following message "Automatic site code discovery was
> > > unsuccessful"
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > Andrew
> > >
> > > "Kim Oppalfens" wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > What happens, if you go to the control panel of one of these clients and
> > > > double click the systems management icon, subsequently on the advanced
> > > > tab you click the discover button.
> > > >
> > > > Kim Oppalfens
> > > > MVP SMS
> > > > In article <666833ED-4433-4E4E-946B-FAE0B90DF9AF@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > > > AndrewMartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
> > > > > SMS2003 SP1 with extended AD. XP SP2 on the desktops
> > > > >
> > > > > We have a few PCs that are no longer runing advertisments. The PCs were
> > > > > build in one subnet and SMS was used to install our standard software. The
> > > > > PCs were then moved to different subnet since the moved they no longer get
> > > > > the advertisements.
> > > > > Both subnets are within the same AD site, which is used by SMS
> > > > >
> > > > > The client PCs can access the SMS server and I was able to push a client
> > > > > update.
> > > > >
> > > > > On the client PCs in LocationServices.log there are numerous "Unable to
> > > > > retrieve AD site membership" errors ie
> > > > > <![LOG[Unable to retrieve AD site membership]LOG]!><time="12:34:56.251+-60"
> > > > > date="04-26-2005" component="LocationServices" context="" type="1"
> > > > > thread="3396" file="lsad.cpp:220">
> > > > > <![LOG[Attempting to retrieve default management point from
>
> --
> Kim Oppalfens
> SMS MVP
>
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