NDIR for large drives

NOVELL TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

DOCUMENT ID:         1004913

DOCUMENT REVISION:      1

DATE:			  10AUG95

ALERT STATUS:		  Yellow

INFORMATION TYPE:	  Problem Reference

README FOR:

	41ndir.exe;  173978 bytes;  Date/Time:  08-29-95/10:44a

NOVELL PRODUCT CLASS:

     NetWare OS

NOVELL PRODUCT and VERSION:

     NetWare 4.01

     NetWare 4.02

     NetWare 4.1



ABSTRACT:

NDIR v4.25 (950714)PTF resolves problems when executing on a WFWG

(Windows for WorkGroups) redirected drive and a number of

disk/volume statistics using  /vol option.  It will work with all

4.x NetWare.

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SYMPTOM

SYMPTOM

Using NDIR to search on a WFWG re-directed drive would

result in the following error being returned:



NDIR-4.10-913: The

specified directory cannot be found.



SYMPTOM

NDIR /vol would

return incorrect numbers for the following:

Space used by X

entries.

Space used if files were not compressed.

Space used by

compressed files.

Space saved by compressing files.



SYMPTOM

NDIR.EXE doesn't handle over 4GB dirs or vols

SOLUTION

Apply the files found in 41NDIR.EXE

For volumes over 4GB NDIR will display KB instead of bytes when

necessary.





Self-Extracting File Name:  41NDIR.EXE



Files Included     Size     Date      Time   Version   Checksum



\

      NDIR.EXE     328022     08-07-95       11:17a   

      NDIR.MSG      14761     08-07-95       11:36a   

    41NDIR.TXT       2931     08-29-95       10:43a   

Installation Instructions:

NOTE:  Always make a backup of applicable files before applying

new fixes.



1)  Flag NDIR.EXE contained in the PUBLIC directory normal or

sharable, read/write.  Flag NDIR.MSG contained in the

PUBLIC/NLS/ENGLISH sub-directory normal or sharable, read/write. 

IE.



     FLAG NDIR.EXE N  -or-  FLAG NDIR.EXE S RW

     FLAG NDIR.MSG N  -or-  FLAG NDIR.MSG S RW



2)  Rename NDIR.EXE contained in the PUBLIC directory to

NDIR.ORG.  Rename NDIR.MSG in the PUBLIC/NLS/ENGLISH

sub-directory to NDIRMSG.ORG. This is for backup purposes.



3)  Copy the NDIR.EXE provided with this update into the PUBLIC

directory.  Copy NDIR.MSG provided with this update to the

PUBLIC/NLS/ENGLISH sub-directory.



4)  Flag the new NDIR.EXE sharable, read only.  Flag the new

NDIR.MSG sharable, read only.  IE.

     

     FLAG NDIR.EXE S RO

     FLAG NDIR.MSG S RO

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