Invalid Directory Returned When Attempting to Access FPNW

ID: Q165388


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft File and Print Services for NetWare version 4.00


SYMPTOMS

NETX clients may receive the following error when attempting to change to a subdirectory on a File and Print Services for NetWare (FPNW) volume:

Invalid Directory


CAUSE

This error was caused by not impersonating the user on a call to open a directory for searching when it was a relative open (relative to the root directory open for the share). The fix was to impersonate the user before doing the open of the directory.


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

Keywords : kbnetwork kbbug4.00 kbfix4.00 kbfix4.00.sp2
Version : 4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: February 13, 1999
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