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System Error 85 with "NET USE" Command

Article ID: 253821

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 5



This article was previously published under Q253821

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry


SYMPTOMS

When a non-administrative user attempts to reconnect to a shared network drive that the user has already used, system error 85 ("Local device name already in use") may be generated.

For example, running the following sequence of commands in a logon script or from a command prompt illustrates the issue:

net use r: /d
net use r: \\servername\share
net use r: /d
net use r: \\servername\share


The behavior does not occur for users with administrative privileges.

CAUSE

This behavior is caused by a setting of 1 in the following registry value:

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\ProtectionMode


If the setting is 1, the problem occurs. If you change the setting to 0 and reboot the server, the problem disappears.

Note that the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base suggest changing this value to 1 to restrict changes to Base System objects and for solving problems with symbolic links:

218473 Restricting Changes to Base System Objects


244995 Base System Object Restrictions Are Not Enabled by Default


222159 Symbolic Link Case Sensitivity Exploit Bypasses System Security


WORKAROUND

WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Change the entry for

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SessionManager\ProtectionMode


from 1 to 0.

Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbprb KB253821