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Q103747: Err Msg: \\<Server>\<Share> Is an Invalid Port Name

Article: Q103747
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprint kbPrinting
Last Modified: 07-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you log on as a user without the necessary privileges to create a printer on
a particular share, instead of getting an "access denied" message, you receive a
message that says the port name is invalid.

CAUSE
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This behavior may be caused by an incorrectly mapped error message. The correct
message should be "access denied."

RESOLUTION
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Log on to an account with the proper privileges to create a printer from the
given share.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1. This
problem was corrected in Windows NT 3.5

Additional query words: prodnt

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Keywords          : kbprint kbPrinting 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS310search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search
Version           : 3.1

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