NDS Login Script Fails When Checking "If Member Of"

 Last reviewed: May 20, 1997
Article ID: Q165443
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When a Novell NetWare Client computer logs on to a NetWare 4.x server, the login script could fail to map certain drive mappings that are preceded by IF MEMBER OF. This condition will mainly happen when the user is a member of enough NDS groups such that the group list is bigger than 2048 bytes.

CAUSE

A buffer was not initialized to a size large enough to contain the entire group list.

RESOLUTION

Apply the hotfix mentioned below.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 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

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 kbfix4.00.sp2 ntnetserv NTSrvWkst kbnetwork kbbuglist kbfixlist
Version : 4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbservicepack

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Last reviewed: May 20, 1997
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