DIR Command on a NetWare Directory Results in "File Not Found" (154701)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q154701 SYMPTOMS
When performing a DIR command, you may receive a "File not found" error
message if the NetWare server directory contains a very large number of
files.
CAUSE
After typing the DIR command, the sequence of events that causes this error
is:
- The server message block (SMB) client requests the directory information
from the SMB server.
- The SMB server requests files from the NetWare server. Sometimes the SMB
server must rewind the DIR search for the SMB client.
- Since the NetWare server does not support this rewind, the SMB server
does a brute force rewind starting from file 0 (zero).
- After the server gets down to about the 2000th file, this unwind takes
so long that the SMB client times out.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We
are researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/9/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kb3rdparty kbnetwork KB154701 |
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