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AST RESEARCH, INC.         TECHNICAL BULLETIN # 1144                4-14-95

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			  NETWARE 3.11 BUG IN GRANT.EXE AND REVOKE.EXE


PROBLEM

Novell user names longer than 15 characters cause the Novell GRANT.EXE and 
REVOKE.EXE commands to fail in AST systems.


CAUSE

There is a bug under NetWare 3.11, and no patch to NetWare 3.12.


SYSTEMS AFFECTED
AST PART NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION

All AST systems.


SOLUTION

Since there is no patch to fix this, the workaround is the only solution to 
NetWare 3.11 users.

If the REVOKE or GRANT command is not working properly under Novell 3.11, one 
of the following can be the cause:

1. The user name can be over 15 characters in length ONLY when the total 
number of characters in the directory path (including back slashes) is less 
than 20 characters.

2. If the total number of characters in the directory path (including back 
slashes) is over 20 characters, the user's name can not exceed 15 characters.