Please can anyone tell me where (if) it is documented what the maximum
filename/filepath length is on WindowsNT Version 4/adsm client 2.1.06
is please? We have had reported to us this problem and have confirmed
that adsm client is not coping with such a long name.

Thanks a lot.
Best wishes, Sheelagh
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> I have verified that the ADSM does indeed fall over when presented with
> I have verified that the ADSM does indeed fall over when presented with
> a directory/filename combination whose length exceeds 254 characters. I
> created a directory of 159 chars and filename with length of about 163
> chars which would give a total of 362 chars including drive letter and
> directory delimiter (\):
>
> C:\..159 chars...\...163 chars...
>
> The DSMERROR.LOG generated was ass follows:
>
> 07/09/1997 15:25:14  FioGetOneDirEntry(): *** Access to NTFS file
> security information denied, file/dir skipped ***
> 07/09/1997 15:25:14  TransWin32RC(): Win32 RC 234 from
> FioGetOneDirEntry(): getFileSecuritySize
> 07/09/1997 15:25:14  PrivIncrFileSpace: Received rc=131 from
> fioGetDirEntries:  C:
>
\averylongpathnamethathopefullywilltestoutthetheorythatalongpathnameordirectoryn
amewillcausetheadsmscedulertohaveaprobmeandthereforeallowoucstosendsometingtoibm
>
> The ADSM client was performing an incremental backup and stopped with
> the error:
>
> Internal system error - report how you got this
>
> I think this needs reporting to IBM as a possible bug.

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