DOCUMENT:Q100321  21-JUN-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :PRB: "The Home Directory...Could Not Be Created..." Error
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS NT
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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When creating a new user account profile in User Manager, you may
receive the following error message:
 
   The home directory <Directory Path> for <User Name> could not be
   created. The user account has been updated. You must create the
   Home Directory manually.
 
(The text between the <> brackets reflects the user information just
entered.)
 
This message may be caused by entering a directory name that goes
outside of the 8.3 naming convention (8 characters for the name, a
period, 3 characters for the extension) of a FAT partition.
 
Additional reference words: 3.10 winnt

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