Cannot Use Run As with Share Folder Snap-in

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This article was previously published under Q279168

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to remotely share a folder by using the Shared Folders snap-in, you may be unable to share a remote computer's folder, and you may receive the following error message:

Share name share name to be created is invalid

NOTE: This error message only occurs when you use the Run As feature of the MMC console.

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This problem can occur because the system is not able to determine if the server name you typed is remote or local. A function in the Netapi32.dll file calls NetWkstaGetInfo at an infolevel that is too high, requiring the logged-on user to be an administrator of the local workstation for the request to succeed.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/ ) How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date        Time    Version        Size     File name
   --------------------------------------------------------
   5/31/2001   03:31p  5.0.2195.3649  306448   Netapi32.dll

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WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, note that in addition to appropriate remote permissions, the user who requires the ability to remotely share other computer's folders, requires local administrator rights for the computer that is in use.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/265173/EN-US/ ) The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/296861/EN-US/ ) Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249149/EN-US/ ) Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

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