Microsoft KB Archive/197079

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"Path Too Long" Error Message

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

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SYMPTOMS
Logon scripts, programs, or administrative tasks may generate a "Path too long" error message.

CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you accidentally log on with a user name that begins with a backslash (\).

RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, log off and then log back on with the correct user name.

STATUS
This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
The behavior described above can occur if you accidentally add a backslash to be beginning of your user name when you log on.

This type of error condition is allowed by Windows because the backslash is a separator and gets discarded during logon processing, but is preserved otherwise. Some programs may have difficulty dealing with this condition.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kberrmsg

Version : WINDOWS:2000

Platform : WINDOWS

Issue type : kbprb

Technology :