CSNW Does Not Report Directory Restrictions (152986)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

This article was previously published under Q152986

SYMPTOMS

NetWare has the ability to restrict the space that a directory can occupy on a volume. This is not a volume level restriction and is not set on a per user basis. If a user connects to a NetWare server through Client Services for NetWare (CSNW), they will see the entire free space of the volume returned by File Manager and DIR, even if the directory they are viewing has been restricted.

CAUSE

Windows NT does not support directory space restrictions.

WORKAROUND

If the user connects directly to the directory in question, Windows NT will return the restricted size. For example:

Instead of:    NET USE F: \\NWSERVER\SYS
         CD \APPS
         DIR

Use:        NET USE F: \\NWSERVER\SYS\APPS
         DIR

This will work as long as the volume is less than 2 gigabytes (GB) in size. If the volume is larger than 2 GB, Windows NT will still return the total free space.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.51>. This problem was corrected in the latest Windows NT 3.51 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

NetWare is manufactured by Novell, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	12/16/2003
Keywords:	kb3rdparty kbnetwork KB152986