Folder on FPNW Server Inaccessible to intraNetWare Client

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
• Microsoft File and Print Services for NetWare version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you create or rename folders on a computer running both Windows NT Server and Microsoft File and Printer Services for NetWare (FPNW), you may experience one or more of the following problems:

• When you create a new folder within a volume on your FPNW server, the new folder will not be viewable or accessible until you have refreshed your desktop.
  
  -or-



• When you access a recently renamed folder, you may receive the following error message:
  
  

  The folder <\\path\foldername> does not exist.

RESOLUTION

To workaround this issue, you must map a drive to your FPNW volume before attempting to create or rename folders.

Novell intraNetWare Client for Windows NT Version 4.10 (970214) is manufactured by Novell Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords : kberrmsg kbinterop kbnetwork kbbug4.00 ntnetserv NTSrvWkst
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug