Login script does not run if it contains variables over 253 characters

  • Document ID:7007935
  • Creation Date:17-Feb-2011
  • Modified Date:26-Apr-2012
    • Micro Focus Products:
      Client for Open Enterprise Server (Novell Client)

Environment

Novell Clients for Windows NT/2000/XP
Novell Client for Windows Vista
Novell Client 2 for Windows Vista/2008
Novell Client 2 SP1 for Windows Vista
Novell Client 2 SP1 for Windows Server 2008
Novell Client 2 SP1 for Windows 7
Novell Client 2 SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2

Situation

Any variable over 253 characters causes the login script to not process. An example would be an environment variable used in a "SET varname = value" statement.

Resolution

As a workaround, change the variable to a value less than 254 characters in length.

Status

Reported to Engineering

Additional Information

The correct maximum login script line limit is 512 characters.