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Q165388: Invalid Directory Returned When Attempting to Access FPNW

Article: Q165388
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): winnt:4.00
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetworkkbbuglist kbfixlist
Last Modified: 22-MAR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft File and Print Services for NetWare version 4.00 
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SYMPTOMS
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NETX clients may receive the following error when attempting to change to a
subdirectory on a File and Print Services for NetWare (FPNW) volume:

  Invalid Directory

CAUSE
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This error was caused by not impersonating the user on a call to open a
directory for searching when it was a relative open (relative to the root
directory open for the share). The fix was to impersonate the user before doing
the open of the directory.


STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. This
problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 U.S. Service Pack.
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


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbServicesNetwareSearch
Version           : winnt:4.00
Issue type        : kbbug

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