Q114703: DEL *.* Through Gateway Services for NetWare Leaves Files

Article: Q114703
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 06-FEB-2002

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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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When you connect from an OS/2 LAN Manager 2.2 workstation to a Windows NT share
that is redirected to a Novell NetWare 4.0 server resource, where the Windows NT
server is running Microsoft Gateway Service for NetWare and you attempt to
delete all the files in a directory with the command:

  DEL *.*

the files are not deleted. This does not happen from a Windows NT client.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
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1. From a Windows NT computer, NET USE to NetWare 4.0 server shared resource

2. From the Windows NT computer, NET SHARE the redirected drive

3. From an OS/2 LAN Manager 2.2 Workstation or Server (OS/2 v1.3), NET USE to
  the shared resource on the Windows NT computer

4. From the OS/2 computer, type "COPY C:\OS2\*.* F:\TEST" (without the quotation
  marks and where F: is the drive mapped to Windows NT redirected share)

5. From the OS/2 machine, type "MKDIR F:\TEST\TEMP"

6. From the OS/2 machine, type "COPY F:\TEST\*.* F:\TEST\TEMP"

7. From the OS/2 machine, type "CD \TEST\TEMP"

8. From the OS/2 machine, type "DEL *.*"

9. From the OS/2 machine, type "DIR" and you will still see files.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT
Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S.
Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. 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

NetWare is manufactured by Novell, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no
warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or
reliability.

Additional query words: prodnt NWCS NCC-NT csnw

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

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