Enabling 8dot3 name support for Windows

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If you are installing on Windows, IBM® Security Verify Directory requires short name (8dot3 name) support on the drive that the product is installed or where the instance is created.

On supported Windows™ server operating systems, 8dot3 file name support is not enabled by default.

Before you install IBM Security Verify Directory, or Db2®, or before you create an instance on a Windows system, ensure that 8dot3 file name support is enabled on the drive that you are installing or creating an instance.

Search the Microsoft™ documentation for enabling 8dot3 name support' for the latest information for your version of the operating system.

Note: Enabling 8dot3 name support does not create short names for existing folders and files. If folders already exist, you might have to recreate the folders or reinstall the DB2 or Directory Server product.

Example: Enabling 8dot3 name support on a drive

In the following example, you enable 8dot3 name support on drive E.

To determine if 8dot3 file name support is enabled, launch a command prompt with administrator privileges:

fsutil 8dot3name query <drive letter>

Example:

> C:\Windows\system32\FSUTIL.EXE 8dot3name query E:
The volume state is: 1 (8dot3 name creation is disabled).
The registry state is: 2 (Per volume setting - the default).

8dot3 name creation is disabled on drive E.

To enable 8dot3 file name support:

C:\Windows\system32\FSUTIL.EXE 8dot3name set e: 0
Successfully enabled 8dot3name generation on e:
Note: If the 8dot3 file name support is disabled on C: (system/default) drive, and you want to install the product in the default location of C:\Program Files\IBM\LDAP\V10.0.4, you must reinstall the operating system and ensure that you enable 8dot3 file name support on C: drive.