Can't Browse Virtual Directories on NetWare Server
Article ID: 164676
Article Last Modified on 6/22/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 2.0
- Microsoft Internet Information Server 3.0
This article was previously published under Q164676
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SYMPTOMS
When you create a virtual directory that points to a volume on a Novell
NetWare server, you cannot browse the contents of that directory. Instead,
you receive the following error:
HTTP/1.0 500 Server Error (The system cannot find the path specified.)
CAUSE
If you enable a default document on the WWW properties page in Internet
Service Manager and have a virtual directory on a Novell NetWare server,
this error occurs when you access that directory, even though directory
browsing is enabled.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do one of the following:
- In Internet Service Manager, do NOT specify a default document for the
Web server. If you do not specify a default document type, you can
browse the virtual directory on the Web server.
-or-
- Make sure a file with the exact name of the default document exists in
the virtual directory on the NetWare server.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Information Server
versions 2.0 and 3.0. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
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