Article ID: 247682
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a
This article was previously published under Q247682
SYMPTOMS
An Lmhosts file that uses #BEGIN_ALTERNATE / #END_ALTERNATE tags with #INCLUDE statements parses all Lmhosts files that are pointed to using the #INCLUDE statements. For example:
#BEGIN_ALTERNATE
#INCLUDE \\Lmhostsrv1\Public\Lmhosts
#INCLUDE \\Lmhostsrv2\Public\Lmhosts
#END_ALTERNATE
NOTE: In this example the Lmhosts files from both Lmhostsrv1 and Lmhostsrv2 are parsed.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because the #ALTERNATE_INCLUDE condition is satisfied if one of the #INCLUDE statements is successful. This means that only one Lmhosts file should be parsed. The first successful #INCLUDE statement is the only Lmhosts file that should be parsed, but all Lmhosts files that are pointed to using #INCLUDE statements are parsed.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
102725 LMHOSTS File Information and Predefined Keywords
Keywords: kbbug kbnetwork kbpending KB247682
