Device Management Password Policy not applied

[mib147]

I am running SMS 2003 SP2 on Server 2003 SP1. I have installed the Device Management Feature pack and have it installed on Pocket PC 2003 handheld in my lab. The client installs fine and I can even deploy Acrobat Reader 2.0 with no issues. I am having a problem with the password policy being applied. The advertisement for the policy completes successfully yet when I look at the control panel applet on the handheld, the proper settings are not applied. I also created another policy to add a favorite and that isn't applying either. Any ideas?

 

[ncotton]

Have you had any policy settings that HAVE been applied? Amd do you mean Group Policy, via Active Directory?

Hope this Helps.

Neil J Cotton
njc Information Systems
Systems Consultant

 

[mib147]

No policies that have applied. These are not group policies. After you install the DMFP, you can run through a wizard via the SMS console and setup handheld policies or settings. These settings are then bundled into a cab file and a SMS package is created. You can then deploy the cab file by creating an advertisement and sending it to handheld devices.

 

[ncotton]

Have you checked the Advertisement Status in the Reporting interface, or just the Site Status > Advertisment Status?

Hope this Helps.

Neil J Cotton
njc Information Systems
Systems Consultant

 

[mib147]

I actually only looked under Site Status. I just checked under the reporting interface and it shows every execution is successful. So software distribution is running it successfully but for some reason it is not applying. I checked the version of the password control panel applet on the handheld and it is running the required version.

 

[ncotton]

Im affraid I have no knowledge of the software pack or even using sms on handhelds at all.

Hope this Helps.

Neil J Cotton
njc Information Systems
Systems Consultant