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COMADMIN_E_NOSERVERSHARE
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.
Windows describes this condition as “No server file share available”.
Where the result 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 this result, 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 this result; without it the symbolic HRESULT is underdetermined.
- Record file size, hash, version, signature, and timestamps.
- Preserve source and target Windows/COM+ versions; it anchors the failure to the real administration object.
- Evidence should include underlying file-system or package-validation error from events, captured before a repair changes state.
Diagnostic sequence
- The next diagnostic action is to preserve the original package before attempting repair.
- To isolate it, validate path access and package integrity under the actual identity.
- Compare export options and target-platform support.
- regenerate the package from a coherent source application when metadata is wrong.
- The next 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
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