Microsoft KB Archive/271793

= DFS Version 4.1 for Windows NT 4.0 Server Causes &quot;Failed to Create Volume&quot; Error Message =

Article ID: 271793

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q271793



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to create a new Distributed File System (DFS) volume on a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server with the server utility, DFS version 4.1, you may receive the following error message:

Failed to create volume \\ \ \ \ with network path \\ \



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you attempt to create the new DFS volume without removing the &quot;\&quot; character at the end of the path name, as described in the following explanation:

When you create a new DFS volume using DFS Administrator you have the option of manually typing the path to the new DFS volume or using the Browse button to locate the path in the DFS root directory. If you use the Browse button and select a subfolder in the DFS root that already exists, DFS Administrator can insert an additional &quot;\&quot; character at the end of the path.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, you must remove the additional &quot;\&quot; character that DFS Administrator inserted into the path name.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB271793

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