[Samba] Understanding NT_STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND

[Fran Fabrizio]

> it seems to be that the path \home\staff\fran is invalid
> on the target server.  Can you verify that the full
> directory path does in fact exist ?

Yep, it is definitely there.  I have also made a significant new 
discovery, the older smbclient 3.0.1 can do the operation no problem:

[root at keep /]# smbclient -V
Version 3.0.1
[root at keep /]# smbclient \\\\dapper\\dfs password -U Administrator -E -W 
CISNET -D home\\staff\\fran -d0 -Tqca /tmp/test.tar
[2006/04/18 20:33:57, 0] client/clitar.c:process_tar(1433)
   tar: dumped 27 files and directories
[2006/04/18 20:33:57, 0] client/clitar.c:process_tar(1434)
   Total bytes written: 6813184
[root at keep /]#

[root at monkey ~]# smbclient -V
Version 3.0.14a-2
[root at monkey ~]# smbclient \\\\dapper\\dfs password -U Administrator -E 
-W CISNET -D home\\staff\\fran -d0 -Tqca /tmp/test.tar
Domain=[CISNET] OS=[Windows Server 2003 3790 Service Pack 1] 
Server=[Windows Server 2003 5.2]
NT_STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND opening remote file 
\home\staff\fran\2005 LRF\2004 LRF Summary FINAL.doc 
(\home\staff\fran\2005 LRF\)
NT_STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND opening remote file 
\home\staff\fran\2005 LRF\2004 LRF Summary Revised.doc 
(\home\staff\fran\2005 LRF\)
NT_STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND opening remote file 
\home\staff\fran\2005 LRF\2005 LRF FINAL.doc (\home\staff\fran\2005 LRF\)

[snip rest of errors]

And the even newer 3.0.21b-2 also fails...

[root at keep ~]# smbclient -V
Version 3.0.21b-2
[root at keep ~]# smbclient \\\\dapper\\dfs password -U Administrator -E -W 
CISNET -D home\\staff\\fran -d0 -Tqca /tmp/test.tar
Domain=[CISNET] OS=[Windows Server 2003 3790 Service Pack 1] 
Server=[Windows Server 2003 5.2]
NT_STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND opening remote file 
\home\staff\fran\2005 LRF\2004 LRF Summary FINAL.doc 
(\home\staff\fran\2005 LRF\)
NT_STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND opening remote file 
\home\staff\fran\2005 LRF\2004 LRF Summary Revised.doc 
(\home\staff\fran\2005 LRF\)
NT_STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND opening remote file 
\home\staff\fran\2005 LRF\2005 LRF FINAL.doc (\home\staff\fran\2005 LRF\)

[snip]