Microsoft KB Archive/227607

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Inconsistent Error Messages When Access Is Not Permitted to a Shared Resource

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

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SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to connect to a shared resource for which you do not have access permissions, you receive different responses in Windows Explorer or at a command prompt. In Windows Explorer, you receive the following error message:

\\server\share is not accessible. Access is denied

At a command prompt, you receive the following error message:

The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.

This error message should state "Access is denied."

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
A Network Monitor capture shows that the server returns a correct status:

"STATUS_ACCESS_DENIED." Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg kbnetwork

Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:4.0

Platform : WINDOWS winnt

Issue type : kbprb

Technology :