Invalid Network Home Directory Specified in User Manager (128795)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q128795 SYMPTOMS
If you specify an invalid network Home Directory for a User Environment
Profile in the user object properties, the following error message appears:
The home directory <Directory Path> for <Username> could not be
created. The user account has been updated. You must create the
Home Directory manually.
If the user logs on from a computer running MS-DOS Network Client or
Windows for Workgroups and the logon script includes "NET USE <network
drive>: /home" (without the quotation marks), the following error message
appears:
System error 53 has occurred. The network path was not found.
NOTE: For a Windows NT client computer, the Home Directory becomes the
default <%SystemRoot% drive>:\USERS\DEFAULT and not the network Home
Directory specified in the User Environment Profile.
CAUSE
This problem occurs if a directory path is specified instead of a network
share point in universal naming convention (UNC) format. This problem also
occurs if the directory or share point is not created on the server.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem:
- Create a home directory on the server and share it for a specific user.
- In the User Environment Profile, select a drive letter for the
Home Directory and add the network path in the following format:
\\servername\sharename\username
NOTE: If you have multiple users, create their home directories on the
server and share individual home directories for each user. In User
Environment Profile for Home Directory, assign a network drive and the
network path as \\<server name>\%USERNAME%.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/6/2003 |
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Keywords: | KB128795 |
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