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Q170347: Oops Error Message When Attempting an FTP MGET

Article: Q170347
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:3.51,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork
Last Modified: 10-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51, 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you change the users' rights on the root directory of the client computer to
anything lower than change level, users will get an error when they try to use
the FTP command-line utility mget parameter to copy files.

The following is an example of the error:

  Error opening local file s2u.
  >\s2u.:Permission denied
  can't find list of remote files, oops

WORKAROUND
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Currently, the only workaround is to give users at least change level rights to
the root drive.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and
Windows NT Server versions 3.51 and 4.0. We are researching this problem and
will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes
available.

Additional query words: file transfer protocol
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Keywords          : kbnetwork 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT351search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS351search
Version           : WinNT:3.51,4.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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