WNetGetUser Returns ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED

 Last reviewed: May 23, 1997
Article ID: Q153157
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.51
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.51

SYMPTOMS

When an application tries to get the user name for a connection to a NetWare server using WNetGetUser the API returns an error and GetLastError returns ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED. This happens with the Client Services For NetWare (CSNW) on Windows NT Workstation or the Gateway Services for NetWare (GSNW) on Windows NT Server.

CAUSE

This API was not implemented in CSNW and GSNW in Windows NT version 3.51.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the product listed. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 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

Additional query words: 3.51 prodnt
Keywords : kbnetwork NTSrvWkst
Version : 3.51
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
Resolution Type : kbservicepack

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Last reviewed: May 23, 1997
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