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Q149014: Unable to Run NETADMIN.EXE or NWADMIN.EXE

Article: Q149014
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.5 3.51 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you run NETADMIN on a Novell NetWare 4.x server from a Windows NT computer,
the following error messsage appears:

  You are not logged into Directory Services.
  You must be logged into Directory Services before you can run NETADMIN.
  The current operation cannot be completed.

If you run NWADMIN on a Novell NetWare 4.x server from a Windows NT computer, one
of the following error messages appear:

  Cannot find NWLOCALE.DLL
  Cannot find NWNET.DLL
  Cannot find NWPSRV.DLL
  Cannot find file %PATH%\NWADMIN.EXE (or one of its components).
  Check to ensure the path and filename are correct and that all required
  libraries are available.

CAUSE
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The above programs require an NDS-aware client running the proper NetWare VLM in
order to function properly. The list is not exhaustive and does not include all
of the utilities available with NetWare 4.x. If a utility did not exist prior to
the release of NetWare 4.x it may be assumed that it requires VLM support and
will not work with NT.

STATUS
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NETADMIN and NWADMIN are currently not supported by Windows NT versions 3.5,
3.51, and 4.0.

Additional query words: prodnt csnw
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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search
Version           : 3.5 3.51 4.0

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