Microsoft KB Archive/222153

= Cannot Run Partmgr.exe with GSNW or CSNW =

Article ID: 222153

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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This article was previously published under Q222153



SYMPTOMS
When you run the NetWare MS-DOS-based Partmgr.exe tool on a Windows 2000-based computer with either Gateway Services for NetWare (GSNW) or Client Services for NetWare (CSNW) installed, you receive the following error message:

A Directory Services server must be present to run this application.

The program cannot continue.



CAUSE
CSNW and GSNW do not support the Partmgr.exe program.



RESOLUTION
To run Partmgr.exe in Windows 2000, install the Novell Client for Windows 2000. Please contact Novell for current available versions of the Novell Client for Windows 2000



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



MORE INFORMATION
Partmgr.exe is the MS-DOS-based version of NDS Manager (a partition-management tool) located in the SYS:\PUBLIC folder on a NetWare 4 server.

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

Keywords: kb3rdpartynetclient kbprb KB222153

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