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Q159452: SNA Shared Folders Gateway Shows Large Free Disk Space

Article: Q159452
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): winnt:3.0,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty
Last Modified: 12-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server for Windows NT, versions 3.0, 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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When you are connected to an AS/400 shared folders drive using the SNA Server
Shared Folders Gateway, a DIR command may show 2 terabytes of free disk space.
For example:

   E:\>dir
   Volume in drive E is RAINIER
   Volume Serial Number is 1234-5678

   Directory of E:
   08/16/96  11:57a             5,765,232 MSDEBUG.DDM
                 1 File(s)      5,765,232 bytes
                         2,199,019,441,152 bytes free

CAUSE
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The Shared Folders Gateway is configured to run under a specific AS/400 user
account. If this AS/400 user account has no disk space limitations on the
AS/400, then the AS/400 returns the maximum disk size that it supports, which is
2 Terabytes (TB). In order for a more meaningful number to be displayed, the
user account must be limited to a specific disk quota on the AS/400. The shared
folders gateway is returning the correct value to the DIR command as returned by
the AS/400.

MORE INFORMATION
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The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent
of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
products' performance or reliability.

KBCategory: kbthirdparty kbprb
KBSubcategory: snasharedfolders

Additional query words: prodsna 3.00

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbSNAServ300NT kbSNAServ400NT
Version           : winnt:3.0,4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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