Mac OS X 10.4.1: Problems with Mac OS 9 system access to Mac OS X Server-stored files

MacFixIt reader Brian Poppe reports an issue that has been confirmed by other readers where Mac OS 9 clients fail to properly access files stored on a Mac OS X Server 10.4.x system despite normally working network connectivity.

When the issue occurs, the Mac OS 9 user is presented with an error message indicating that the file is corrupt, or not recognizable.

Brian writes:

"Mac OS 9 clients users can no longer work with Quark files that are stored on a Tiger server.

"Double clicking file icons does allow Quark 4 or 5 users to open the documents but they are unable to save or save as. In addition, files can not be opened by navigating to the server from the Quark: File menu: Open method. 'Bad File Format' is the resulting error. Running the update from Tiger Server 10.4 to 10.4.1 did not help.

"They're stuck copying files to local drives before working on them."

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