PSS ID Number: 121721
Article Last Modified on 11/3/2003
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q121721
SYMPTOMS
If you use the AT command to start Command Prompt and then attempt to list a shared directory (from that Command Prompt) on your local hard disk drive (for example: DIR \\LOCALCOMPUTER\SHARENAME), one of the following error messages will appear:
-OR-
Running the DIR command on a remote share works without error.
If you attempt to connect to this share by running NET USE * \\LOCALCOMPUTER\SHARENAME the following error message appears:
If you then enter the password, another error message appears:
These problems do not occur under Windows NT or Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1, nor do they occur in a manually started Command Prompt under Windows NT 3.5.
WORKAROUND
To connect to a local share from Command Prompt (for example, from a batch file) started by the AT command, you must provide all of the user account information as well as a specific drive letter. For example, entering the following information should allow you to connect:
net use x: \\server\share /user: username password
You can substitute %USERNAME% for user name so that it uses the name of the currently logged-on user.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
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