CIFS Error Codes and Classes
Error classes and codes are returned by the server to the client in the packet header.
| Error class | Description |
|---|---|
| SUCCESS 0x00 | The client request was successful. |
| ERRDOS 0x01 | Error is from the core DOS operating system set. |
| ERRSRV 0x02 | Error is generated by the server network file manager. |
| ERRHRD 0x03 | Error is a hardware error. |
| ERRCMD 0xFF | Command was not in the "SMB" format. |
The following table lists ERRDOS error class codes.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| ERRbadfunc 1 | Invalid function. The server did not recognize or could not perform a system call generated by the server; for example, set the DIRECTORY attribute on a data file, invalid seek mode. |
| ERRbadfile 2 | File not found. The last component of a file's path name could not be found. |
| ERRbadpath 3 | Directory invalid. A directory component in a pathname could not be found. |
| ERRnofids 4 | Too many open files. The server has no file handles available. |
| ERRnoaccess 5 | Access denied, the client's context does not permit the requested function. This includes the following conditions: invalid rename command; write to FID open for read only; read on FID open for write only; attempt to delete a non-empty directory. |
| ERRbadfid 6 | Invalid file handle. The file handle specified was not recognized by the server. |
| ERRbadmcb 7 | Memory control blocks destroyed. |
| ERRnomem 8 | Insufficient server memory to perform the requested function. |
| ERRbadmem 9 | Invalid memory block address. |
| ERRbadenv 10 | Invalid environment. |
| ERRbadformat 11 | Invalid format. |
| ERRbadaccess 12 | Invalid open mode. |
| ERRbaddata 13 | Invalid data (generated only by IOCTL calls within the server). |
| ERRbaddrive 15 | Invalid drive specified. |
| ERRremcd 16 | A Delete Directory request attempted to remove the server's current directory. |
| ERRdiffdevice 17 | Not same device (for example, a cross volume rename was attempted) . |
| ERRnofiles 18 | A File Search command can find no more files matching the specified criteria. |
| ERRbadshare 32 | The sharing mode specified for an Open conflicts with existing FIDs on the file. |
| ERRlock 33 | A Lock request conflicted with an existing lock or specified an invalid mode, or an Unlock requested attempted to remove a lock held by another process. |
| ERRfilexists 80 | The file named in the request already exists. |
The following table lists ERRSRV error class codes.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| ERRerror 1 | Non-specific error: resource other than disk space exhausted (for example, TIDs); or first command was not negotiate; or multiple negotiates attempted; or internal server error. |
| ERRbadpw 2 | Bad password/name; or password pair in a Tree Connect or Session Setup are invalid. |
| ERRaccess 4 | The client does not have the necessary access rights within the specified context for the requested function. |
| ERRinvnid 5 | The TID specified in a command was invalid. |
| ERRinvnetname 6 | Invalid network name in tree connect. |
| ERRinvdevice 7 | Invalid device - printer request made to non-printer connection or non-printer request made to printer connection. |
| ERRqfull 49 | Print queue full (files) - returned by open print file. |
| ERRqtoobig50 | Print queue full - no space. |
| ERRqeof 51 | EOF on print queue dump. |
| ERRinvpfid 52 | Invalid print file FID. |
| ERRsmbcmd 64 | The server did not recognize the command received. |
| ERRsrverror 65 | The server encountered an internal error; for example, system file unavailable. |
| ERRfilespecs 67 | The FID and path name parameters contained an invalid combination of values. |
| ERRbadpermits 69 | The access permissions specified for a file or directory are not a valid combination. The server cannot set the requested attribute. |
| ERRsetattrmode 71 | The attribute mode in the Set File Attribute request is invalid. |
| ERRpaused 81 | Server is paused. (reserved for messaging) |
| ERRmsgoff 82 | Not receiving messages. (reserved for messaging) |
| ERRnoroom 83 | No room to buffer message. (reserved for messaging) |
| ERRrmuns 87 | Too many remote user names. (reserved for messaging) |
| ERRtimeout 88 | Operation timed out. |
| ERRnoresource 89 | No resources currently available for request. |
| ERRtoomanyuids 90 | Too many UIDs active on this session. |
| ERRbaduid 91 | The UID is not known as a valid user identifier on this session. |
| ERRusempx 250 | Temporarily unable to support Raw, use MPX mode. |
| ERRusestd 251 | Temporarily unable to support Raw, use standard read/write. |
| ERRcontmpx 252 | Continue in MPX mode. |
| ERRnosupport 65535 | Function not supported. |
The following table lists ERRHRD error class codes.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| ERRnowrite 19 | Attempt to write on write-protected media. |
| ERRbadunit 20 | Unknown unit. |
| ERRnotready 21 | Drive not ready. |
| ERRbadcmd 22 | Unknown command. |
| ERRdata 23 | Data error (CRC). |
| ERRbadreq 24 | Bad request structure length. |
| ERRseek 25 | Seek error. |
| ERRbadmedia 26 | Unknown media type. |
| ERRbadsector 27 | Sector not found. |
| ERRnopaper 28 | Printer out of paper. |
| ERRwrite 29 | Write fault. |
| ERRread 30 | Read fault. |
| ERRgeneral 31 | General failure. |
| ERRbadshare 32 | An open conflicts with an existing open. |
| ERRlock 33 | A Lock request conflicted with an existing lock or specified an invalid mode, or an Unlock requested attempted to remove a lock held by another process. |
| ERRwrongdisk 34 | The wrong disk was found in a drive. |
| ERRFCBUnavail 35 | No FCBs are available to process request. |
| ERRsharebufexc 36 | A sharing buffer has been exceeded. |
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