Setting the TEMP Variable on a Novell Network

• Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

When you run Windows on a Novell NetWare network, check the SET TEMP= variable for the following:

• You must have both read and write privileges (rights) to the directory where the SET TEMP= variable is pointed.
• The above directory must exist and normally be empty when Windows is not running.
• You cannot share a TEMP directory with other users.

MORE INFORMATION

After you do a network installation of Windows (SETUP /N) to your local hard drive, or your user directory on the network, you can either set your TEMP directory to the local hard drive or subdirectory on the network.

Local Hard Drive

If you install your user files on your local hard driver, then the SET TEMP= should also be set to your local hard drive. You already have full privileges to it.

User Directory on Server

If you have your personal Windows files in your user directory on the server, then the SET TEMP= can be pointed to a directory on your local hard drive if you have one, or a TEMP subdirectory under your user directory. If you use the user directory, make sure you have read and write privileges to that directory and the TEMP subdirectory.

You should use the Novell MAP ROOT command in mapping to the user directory on the server. For more information on this procedure, refer to the NETWORKS.WRI file shipped with Windows.

For example, assuming "Robert's" user directory has been map rooted as M:, and the TEMP directory is under Robert's user directory, then SET TEMP=M:\TEMP is the proper syntax in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If SET TEMP=F:\USERS\BOB\WINDOWS\TEMP is used, Windows may complain about insufficient disk space or memory.

With Windows, it is usually best to have only one drive mapping for any given directory -- whether it is a mapped drive or a search drive -- and have only one path to access it.