Microsoft KB Archive/828871

= You receive I/O errors when you create a very long directory path =

Article ID: 828871

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003

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SYMPTOMS
UNIX clients of Server for NFS cannot create directory paths that are longer than approximately 500 characters.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  12-Sep-2003  21:07  7.1.2239.3        422,912  Nfssvr.sys



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
The specific error that UNIX clients see depends on the vendor and on the version of the operating system. Hotfix 828871 (that is described in this article) and hotfix 828878 are included in the same installer package: Windows_Storage_Server_2003-KB828878.msi. A separate installer for 828871 is not available. Both fixes are in the same build of the binary nfssrv.sys that is described in this article. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the Standard Terminology That Is Used to Describe Microsoft Software Updates

Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbfix kbbug KB828871

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