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STATUS_PATH_NOT_COVERED
The contacted DFS server does not cover this namespace path
In DFS, this status is part of referral processing rather than an ordinary missing-file result. A server can return it when the requested pathname belongs to a DFS link or to a namespace portion that must be resolved through another target.
A DFS-aware client reports the condition to its DFS subsystem, obtains or refreshes a referral, and retries against the selected target. If a request already issued to a resolved target returns the status unexpectedly, the protocol specification requires the original I/O to fail. Capture referral cache state and the exact server that returned the code.
What to inspect
- Record the logical UNC path, contacted server, and current referral entry.
- Refresh referrals only after checking namespace and target health.
- Use an SMB trace to separate referral failure from target-connection failure.
References
- Microsoft Open Specifications: STATUS_PATH_NOT_COVERED
- Microsoft Open Specifications: DFS path normalization
- Microsoft: Troubleshoot DFS Namespace
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