You receive a "[Wrn03] syntax [1:5]: Wrong or missing 'EventID' parameter" error message when you use the Evntcmd.exe command-line tool to configure the SNMP event translator in Windows Server 2003

When you use the Evntcmd.exe command-line tool to configure the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) event translator, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following:This issue may occur when you use the following method:

1. You use the Event to Trap Translator (Evntwin.exe) tool to export a .cnf event file.
2. You use the Evntcmd.exe command-line tool with the -v switch to parse the event file.

This issue occurs because the Evntwin.exe tool does not enclose the event log name in quotation marks. The Evntcmd.exe command-line tool interprets a space in the event log name as the end of the event log name if quotation marks are not present. Therefore, the Evntcmd.exe command-line tool incorrectly parses the event log name.

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

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Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

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Microsoft Windows Server 2003, x86-based versions Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Itanium-based versions

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
This bug was corrected in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

Evntwin.exe is a tool that is included with Microsoft Windows 2000 Server. You must install SNMP on the server for the Evntwin.exe tool to be available. You can use the Evntwin.exe tool to send SNMP traps when selected event IDs are logged in the event log. Evntcmd.exe is the command-line version of the Evntwin.exe tool.

For more information about the SNMP, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa379125.aspx

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