Error: "SWbemLocator: The application called an interface that was marshalled for a different thread."

(Last modified: 07Apr2004)

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fact

Novell ZENworks for Desktops 4 - ZFD4

Novell Client 4.9 for Windows NT/2000/XP

NetIdentity

Windows XP Service Pack 1a

symptom

Error: "SWbemLocator: The application called an interface that was marshalled for a different thread."

cause

When using a Visual Basic script with the following command

set objService = objLocator.ConnectServer(strServer, "root\cimv2", strUserName, strPassword)

This command tries to open a connection to the workstation with username and password. When on the connected workstation runs a program RUNAS e.g  “runas /user:Administrator cmd.exe”, and you try to connect to the workstation through a Visual Basic Script, the following error occurs: Message "SWbemLocator: The application called an interface that was marshalled for a different thread."

fix

Fixed in NCREDMGR.DLL dated 22 Mar 2004 or newer in ZfDAGENT.MSI version 4.00.1093.40329 found at Novell Product Updates.

document

Document Title:	Error: "SWbemLocator: The application called an interface that was marshalled for a different thread."
Document ID:	10090708
Solution ID:	NOVL95221
Creation Date:	28Jan2004
Modified Date:	07Apr2004
Novell Product Class:	Management Products

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