"Path Too Long" Error Message

ID: Q197079

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

SYMPTOMS

Logon scripts, programs, or administrative tasks may generate a "Path too long" error message.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you accidentally log on with a user name that begins with a backslash (\).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, log off and then log back on with the correct user name.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

The behavior described above can occur if you accidentally add a backslash to be beginning of your user name when you log on.

This type of error condition is allowed by Windows because the backslash is a separator and gets discarded during logon processing, but is preserved otherwise. Some programs may have difficulty dealing with this condition.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kberrmsg
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb