Error Message When Using a Colon in File or Folder Name in Services for UNIX

ID: Q232333

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Services for UNIX Add-On Pack

SYMPTOMS

When using the Services for UNIX Client for NFS component to create a file or folder name that contains a colon on an NFS file share, you may receive an error message. For example, if you attempt to create a folder named 7:5, you may receive an error message similar to the following example:

MakeDir cannot create 7:5 : Not owner.

CAUSE

When only one character precedes a colon in a file or folder name, Windows NT interprets the file or folder name as a drive letter.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, do not use file or folder names that have only one character preceding a colon.

Additional query words: sfu


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Last Reviewed: July 16, 1999