Err Msg: \\<Server>\<Share> Is an Invalid Port Name (103747)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q103747

SYMPTOMS

If you log on as a user without the necessary privileges to create a printer on a particular share, instead of getting an "access denied" message, you receive a message that says the port name is invalid.

CAUSE

This behavior may be caused by an incorrectly mapped error message. The correct message should be "access denied."

RESOLUTION

Log on to an account with the proper privileges to create a printer from the given share.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1. This problem was corrected in Windows NT 3.5
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/20/2003
Keywords:kbprint KB103747
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