ERD Fails on SNA Directory Entries in SETUP.LOG

 Last reviewed: February 14, 1996
Article ID: Q142368
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft SNA Server for Windows NT, versions 2.11
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

When you reboot the Windows NT Server and try to perform an emergency repair by booting up with the Setup disks, selecting all repair options, and providing the Emergency Repair Disk, Setup reports that it is checking the SETUP.LOG file and returns the following error message: 

   Line xxxx contains a syntax error
If SETUP.LOG is examined with a text editor, one of the following entries will be found at the line number stated: 

   \SNA\system\hwsetup\snaclasp\3270 Logon Demo.dem = "3270log.scr", ...
   \SNA\system\hwsetup\snaclasp\AS400 Demo.dem = "5250log.scr", ...
   \SNA\system\hwsetup\snaclasp\3270 Continuous Demo.dem = "3270flsh.scr",
...\SNA\system\3270 File Transfer Demo.dem = "3270 File Transfer Demo.dem", ...

CAUSE

SNA Server Demo Scripts directory entries in SETUP.LOG have spaces within them, and lack quotation marks around the text for the actual entry.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem:

  1. Open SETUP.LOG using a text editor.

  2. Place quotation marks (") around the string preceding the "=" sign.

For example:

"\SNA\system\hwsetup\snaclasp\3270 Logon Demo.dem" = "3270log.scr", ... "\SNA\system\hwsetup\snaclasp\AS400 Demo.dem" = "5250log.scr", ... "\SNA\system\hwsetup\snaclasp\3270 Continuous Demo.dem" ="3270flsh.scr",... "\SNA\system\3270 File Transfer Demo.dem" = "3270 File Transfer Demo.dem", ...

  1. Save the file, and retry the operation.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT 3.51. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbnetwork kbbug3.51 kbbug2.11
KBSubcategory: ntnetserv
Additional reference words: prodsna 2.11 3.51

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Last reviewed: February 14, 1996
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