What does HRESULT 0x8011041B (COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE) mean?

 
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COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE

COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE is the failure HRESULT 0x8011041B (signed decimal -2146368485, unsigned decimal 2148598811). Its severity bit is 1, facility is 17 (FACILITY_ITF), and the facility-specific code field is 0x041B.

COM+ application package and file operation: exact meaning of COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE

COM+ cannot find an available server file share required by the deployment path. A remote or distributed installation/export operation needs a server-side share for package or component files.

AllStat records this condition as “No server file share available”.

Where COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE occurs

The HRESULT belongs to COM+ package/import/export processing; the package path, file bytes, deployment identity, and target catalog must be correlated before changing the system. In the specific case of COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE, record target computer, expected share, UNC path, Server service state, share ACL, NTFS ACL, and administrative-share policy.

Evidence to collect before repair

  • Collect exact source/destination paths and the caller identity when diagnosing COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE; without it the symbolic HRESULT is underdetermined.
  • The COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE investigation needs file size, hash, version, signature, and timestamps so the exact failing boundary remains reconstructable.
  • For COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE, preserve source and target Windows/COM+ versions; it anchors the failure to the real administration object.
  • Evidence for COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE should include underlying file-system or package-validation error from events, captured before a repair changes state.

Diagnostic sequence for COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE

  • The next COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE diagnostic action is to preserve the original package before attempting repair.
  • To isolate COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE, validate path access and package integrity under the actual identity.
  • For COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE, compare export options and target-platform support.
  • At the COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE boundary, regenerate the package from a coherent source application when metadata is wrong.
  • The next COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE diagnostic action is to repeat the complete supported install/export operation and verify catalog state.

Practical administration scenario

Remote component installation resolves the server but the environment has disabled the share used to stage files.

Retry and recovery

Provide an approved reachable share and validate access under the COMAdmin caller/service identity before retrying.

Difference from nearby COMADMIN results

COMADMIN_E_BADPATH rejects the path syntax, while this value identifies absence of the required server share.

Official Microsoft references for COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE

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