SNA Server 3.0 Install Path Must Be Eight Characters or Less

 Last reviewed: August 13, 1997
Article ID: Q165460
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft SNA Server version 3.0
  • Microsoft SNA Workstation version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

If the installation path specified for SNA Server 3.0 contains more than eight characters, the following error message is displayed: 

   Illegal Directory Specified

   Illegal directory name - restart setup and choose the target
   directory name for SNA Server to be max 8 characters, with no spaces
   between.
The same error message occurs if the installation path contains a directory name that is greater than eight characters in length.

These problems also occur with SNA Workstation 3.0 and the Windows NT SNA Server 3.0 Client.

CAUSE

The setup programs for SNA Server, SNA Workstation 3.0, and the Windows NT 3.0 client do not support paths or directory names greater than eight characters in length.

RESOLUTION

The setup program has been updated to support paths and directory names that are longer than eight characters. The following restrictions still apply even after applying this fix:

  • The installation path must be 40 characters or less in length.
  • The installation path must not include any spaces. The following example is not a valid path: 

          C:\Program Files\SNA

The updated files are: 

   SNA Server: <Snaroot>\Setup\Server\Snasetup.dll
   Windows NT Client: <Snaroot>\Setup\Ntclient\Snasetup.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 3.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

MORE INFORMATION

The problem described in this article applies only to Microsoft SNA Server version 3.0 and Microsoft SNA Workstation version 3.0; if you have later service packs applied to these products, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q171417
   TITLE     : SNA Server Setup Does Not Support Long Paths and Filenames

Keywords          : kbbug3.00 kbfix3.00.sp1 prodsna snasetup kbnetwork
Version           : 3.0 bug #7246
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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Last reviewed: August 13, 1997
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