Really mangled that last post... Sorry You might be looking a null characters in the name. For example, opening a cmd prompt and holding down ALT while typing 255 on the keypad would produce a character that appears as a space but is actually null. If you type ren junk.txt "commerz~.~" where ~ is you holding down ALT and typing 255 would produce a file like 'commerz . ' One option is to mess around until you get the right combination in the delete command. Another option is to try removing the dir/file with wildcards. Using com* as the name could do the trick.
Chad -----Original Message----- From: Salvatore Palmisano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 12:46 PM To: NT 2000 Discussions Subject: Malformed Directory Names Like an idiot i left an ftp server with anonymous and write access enabled overnight and some damned fool filled it with crap. I have managed to delete all of the directories and files except for one named 'commerz ' (with a space showing at the end), and nothing Ive been able to do has allowed me to remove it. The box is Windows 2000 Server SP2 and the SRP1, IIS 5. Ive tried deleting from the command prompt, both across the network and at the console (via terminal services). Ive tried DLing hex editors to view the 'real' directory name; even re-created a file in the directory and tried viewing that in hopes of it showing me a full path name. Ive searched the swynk archives, the microsoft.public.inetserver.iis.* newsgroups, and followed the MSKB Article Q120716, all without success. Q120716 mentions a rm.exe utility, but I wasnt able to locate a copy with whatever version of the WinRK I have. Ive run a full virus check on the machine and didnt find anything thankfully. Any ideas? (besides making sure the box is locked down ahead of time...which is what I should have done in the first place) .Salvatore ------ You are subscribed as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------ You are subscribed as [email protected] Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
