12 characters? Guess IBM hasn't updated that software in a while.
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From: rob@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 10:37 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Accessing a Windows share folder using QNTC
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1018146
Ensure that all Windows based shares are 12 characters or less in length.
This is a permanent restriction as it causes the Windows server to return a 3406 error code from the SMB transaction.
They key word is "all". Not "the shares you are trying to access".
Sure wish I could find that technote about this sporadic behavior but I've got work to catch up on. I really tried. I even searched through my old PMR's as I know I opened up a ticket on this very item in the past.
I did pull up a server which has numerous shares on it of varying sizes.
It's sporadic as to what names show up. Names that are a solid, no spaces, more than 12 characters do not show up. Some with a space that barely exceed will show. But in general 12 characters or less "seem" to work.
The problem I had in the past was the sporadic behavior. Thinks that once worked, stopped.
If sticking to only trying to access 12 character or less names works for you, then go for it. "IF".
Rob Berendt
midrange.com
