CACLS Error

[JimL]

I am runing the following command from my W2000 server,else.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Run chkdsk.exe /f, then check your event log.

I am runing the following command from my W2000 server,
else.

 

[JimL]

I still get the same results after running CHKDSK. Any
ideas??

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Checking the event log does NOT fix problems - it only
reports them! Did you have a good look at the Event
Logger?

 

[Guest]

No events were written to the event log. And wouldnt
the /f option fix any errors found?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

In an ideal world, chkdsk.exe will fix all errors. In the practical world
it ignores some errors. However, your problem may lie elsewhere.

I suspect your path is too long. Under Win2000, the combined path
& folder length cannot exceed about 250 chars. However, if you have
a share like so:

net share Data="d:\User Data\Finance\Financial Year 2002-2003\Budget"

then you have consumed 52 chars. By linking a drive letter to this share:

net use x: \\YourServer\Data

your users can create a 250 char structure on drive X:, which clearly
exceeds the maximum path length for drive D:. This would cause problems
when backing up files or copying them.

You can easily prove this by issuing the "net share" command on the
server, then running cacls.exe against the shared drive. Your error might
disappear.

 

[JimL]

Thanks for your help. I found a folder which
administrator had no rigths to. Once I gave administrator
rights, it continued. I did run into another problem
with the length, but at least we know what it is.

Thanks.