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by peter bate 1 view

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Hi there,

I am writing a batch file to clone a file to multi W2K Pro workstations. When I run the script such as:

copy c:\test\test.txt \\computername\c$\temp

from the Winnt 4.0 PDC as Administrator, I get an error message:
"The network path was not found"

When I try a basic directory listing on the \\computername\c$, the same error occurs. However it will work fine from another W2K Pro workstation logged on as Administrator!!

I don't want to map drives here becuase the batchfile relies on a for command to do multiple computers at once and I'd rather keep the cloning at the server, rather than my own PC.

What schmucky thing am I missing here!!

Your answer would be greatly appreciated!!

Regards,
Peter Bate
pbate@therobertsongroup.com

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by pvp

It sounds like \\where_u_are\administrator is not part of the admin group on \\computername.

Fiddle with User Manager on the uncooperative box.

by peter bate

Thanks heaps for your input.

Your answer sounded like a good reason for the problem, but I found through Technet that the problem occurs because W2K includes new DFS fault tolerant
features not implemented in Windows NT! So I had to load good'ol service pack 6a! (I had SP6 on the server)

But thanks for your help!!

Regards,
Peter

by mckaytech

This is one of those "out from left field" responses caused by an over-active imagination, but have you checked the WINS settings on the server to ensure it is pointed to one. The failure you're reporting is a name resolution failure and I'm just wondering if the server doesn't know how to resolve the name because it doesn't know where the WINS server is (even if IT is the WINS server, it may not know that).

You can test this theory by seeing if you can ping the workstation from the server. If you can, but cannot by name, it's a WINS issue until proven otherwise.

paul

by peter bate

Thanks heaps for your input, but the WINS was working fine and I could ping the server using its LMHOST name.

I found out this morning that you need sp6a installed due to an incompatibility with the W2K fault tolerant features!! ...and the solution, load sp6a!

Thats MS for ya!

Regards,
Peter

by oliver w.

Hi!
You need admin priviledges on this Workstation to connect.
You might map \\computername\c$ as a temporary drive (net use x:\ \\computername\c$ password /USER:administrator (or domainname\username) and after the cloning the drive, just delete the drive just created (net use x: /DELETE)

hope that helps
Oliver

by peter bate

I gave it a go by mapping, and it failed. But there has been some light at the end of the tunnel.

I found in Technet that there are some fault tolerance features in W2k that NT does not handle, so you gotta load sp6a (I had sp6 on the NT box)Cheers to MS again!

Regards,
Peter

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