Re: Making C:\WINNT\Temp a share point

From: Herb Martin (news_at_LearnQuick.com)
Date: 02/26/05 

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 22:43:35 -0600

"Bert Sierra" <bsierra@nospam-cableone.net> wrote in message
news:bsierra-87FB1E.14311925022005@corp.supernews.com...
> Our company is using a financial package that is running in a
> client/server fashion. Unfortunately, the software is designed so that
> the contents of C:\WINNT\Temp on the server must be accessible as a
> network drive (T:) on the client workstations. It's stupid, I know, but
> it's the only way the software will work.

Yes, it is, in fact it is beyond stupid.

But there are a couple of things you can do (if
the app doesn't care):

subst T: "%temp%"

Or...(if you need to have the dir temp below the root)

subst T: C:\

You could also just make a T: volume and linkd.exe
the T:\Temp to the real Temp.

> On our Win2K Advanced Server, I enabled sharing on C:\WINNT\Temp and set
> permissions so that the "Accounting" group (those users who use the
> financial package) had full read/write privileges. However, Windows
> seems to ignore my permission settings -- Accounting users receive a
> "T:\ is not accessible. Access is denied" message when they attempt to
> mount \\TheServer\Temp. Apparently, C:\WINNT\Temp is handled in a
> special manner by Win2K Advanced Server.
>
> The only workaround we have at present is to make our Accounting users
> also Domain Users. When we do this, they are able to properly mount and
> read/write to \\TheServer\Temp via T:. However, this obviously opens up
> a gaping security hole, as our users can trash our domain and systems in
> substantial ways.
>
> Is there another way to make C:\WINNT\Temp visible as the T: drive on
> our client stations, but not be forced to make our Accounting users
> Domain Admins? I'm stumped. Any help would be appreciated.
>
>
> ----
> Bert Sierra, IT Manager + (928) 778-0170 x130
> Fann Contracting, Inc. + 1403 Industrial Way + Prescott, AZ 86301