KB186794 - Remote Admin with MMC Causes Error Msg: Unable to Enumerate Files

Article ID: 186794

Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005

Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0

This article was previously published under Q186794

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to remotely administer the Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 through the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), the following error message may appear:

Unable to enumerate files and directories because the following error occurred:

The network name cannot be found.

CAUSE

The C$ share has been removed from the system. The MMC uses the $ shares to attach to the remote box and enumerate the files and directories to be displayed in the interface.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, reshare the drives on the remote server, making sure the "$" character is added to the end of the drive letter.

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