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Q125857: NET Command Does Not Return Errorlevel

Article: Q125857
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.50
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5 
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SYMPTOMS
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The NET.EXE command fails to return an errorlevel. For example, when you run a
batch file containing the following commands

  net group group1 user1 /add
  if errorlevel 1 echo add failed

"add failed" does not get echoed, even when user1 is not successfully added to
group1.

CAUSE
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There is a problem in the Windows NT 3.5 version of the NET.EXE command. This
problem does not exist in Windows NT 3.1.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


Additional query words: prodnt error level

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT350search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS350search
Version           : 3.50

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