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STATUS_DFS_EXIT_PATH_FOUND
The opened DFS control path is an exit from namespace processing
This internal DFS status identifies an exit-path control object rather than an ordinary file in the namespace. DFS clients and redirectors use special control paths while resolving referrals and moving from a logical namespace path to a concrete target server.
Application code should not reinterpret the status as a normal file-not-found result or attempt to read the control object as user data. Capture the original UNC path, the referral request, and the target selected by the DFS client. Failures around this status often indicate incorrect namespace handling in a redirector, filter, or protocol implementation.
What to inspect
- Record the logical DFS path and the referral target chosen for it.
- Separate control-path opens from the final target-file open.
- Check redirector or filter code that rewrites UNC paths during referral processing.
References
- Microsoft Open Specifications: DFS path normalization
- Microsoft Open Specifications: STATUS_PATH_NOT_COVERED
- Microsoft Open Specifications: NTSTATUS values
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