SNA Server Error 0352 - Unable To Open Configuration File,rc=618

ID: Q189476

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0, 3.0SP1, 3.0SP2, 3.0SP3, 4.0, 4.0SP1

SYMPTOMS

When you boot or start the SNA Server computer, you may encounter the following error:


   SNA Server Error #0352, Unable to open the configuration file, rc=618.

CAUSE

This is caused when the SnaNetMn Service is set to automatic startup in Control Panel Services. SNA Server automatically starts this service if NetView connectivity is configured on an SNA Server connection.

RESOLUTION

SNA Server 3.0

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version 3.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q184307 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 3.0 Service Pack

SNA Server 4.0

This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):


   S E R V P A C K

WORKAROUND

Set this service for manual startup in Control Panel Services.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 3.0, 3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2, 3.0 SP3, 4.0, and 4.0 SP1. This problem was first corrected in SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information on what SNA Server services can be configured for automatic startup, please refer to the following Knowledge Base article:

Q110390 Automatically Starting SNA Server Through Control Panel

Additional query words:

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0SP1,3.0SP2,3.0SP3,4.0,4.0SP1
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug