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NOVELL TECHNICAL BULLETIN
TITLE: Server Name Length with NetWare for Macintosh
DOCUMENT ID#: TB.P.297
DATE: 29 August 1991
PRODUCT: NetWare for Macintosh
PRODUCT REVISION: v2.2
CROSS-REFERENCE: N/A
SYMPTOM: Server hanging during VAP load at server boot-up
ISSUE/PROBLEM
When loading the VAPs for NetWare for Macintosh v2.2 at file server
boot-up time, the server hangs with the error message "AFP Gateway:
Bad format in ATFiles.CFG" if the server name is longer than 25
characters.
This is true even though the documentation (see "Installing/
Maintaining the Network") affirms that the maximum server name
length is 45 characters.
This situation does not apply to NetWare for Macintosh v3.0.
SOLUTION
A temporary solution to this situation is to limit the file server
name to 25 characters.
Novell is investigating a permanent solution that will be
implemented in one of the following ways: (1) a direct software
fix, or (2) a change in product specifications that reflects a
permanent 25-character limit under the above conditions. This
product specification change would be outlined in the "Installing/
Maintaining the Network" manual and other pertinent Novell
documentation. If Novell implements a software fix, a follow-up
technical bulletin will be released outlining its usage.