KB193613 - Using ADSI Paths Greater than 80 Characters Causes Access Violation

Article ID: 193613

Article Last Modified on 6/23/2005

Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0
Microsoft Active Directory Service Interfaces 2.5

This article was previously published under Q193613

We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) version 6.0 running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003. IIS 6.0 significantly increases Web infrastructure security. For more information about IIS security-related topics, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/prodtech/IIS.mspx

SYMPTOMS

Using paths that are greater than 80 characters with the Microsoft Active Directory Services Interface (ADSI) causes an access violation error to occur.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows NT 4.0 or Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

152734 How to Obtain the Latest Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Internet Information Server version 4.0. This problem was first corrected in Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4.0 and Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 4.

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