WD: Info: Novell Network Privileges Required to Run WordLast reviewed: February 4, 1998Article ID: Q114939 |
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SUMMARYThis article lists which network privileges you need to perform specific Word for Windows operations over a Novell network. The article includes the following sections:
MORE INFORMATIONThe following sections list specific Word operations and the Novell privileges you must have to perform each operation.
Novell Privileges Required to Only Read Documents
READ, FILE SCANBelow is a list of directories where users need only Read and File Scan privileges to run Word (they only need to be able to read from these directories):
Novell Privileges Required to Create or Modify Documents
READ, WRITE, FILE SCAN, CREATE, ERASE, MODIFY (all rights except PARENTAL and SUPERVISOR) Note: NetWare version 2.x also uses OPEN and uses DELETE and SEARCH instead of ERASE and SEARCH, respectively.The following is a list of directories where users need these privileges to run Word:
Symptoms of Missing Novell Privileges
File Scan The user cannot see any files in the directory, so the directory appears to be empty. Erase The user cannot delete files, which frequently results in a large number of temporary (.TMP) files. Modify The user cannot rename files. When the user does not have Modify privileges, Word cannot rename .TMP files during a save operation. When Word saves, it deletes the previously saved version of the document and then renames the current .TMP file. Without Modify rights, Word deletes the document and then cannot rename the .TMP file, so an error occurs and the document appears to be lost (you can copy the .TMP file to a directory in which the user has appropriate privileges and then rename it). Why Novell Features File Scan as Well as Create PrivilegesIf you have Create privileges but not File Scan privileges, you can create files or copy them to a directory, but you cannot view the directory. This means that, under Novell, you can create a "drop directory" where you can collect files (such as reports or logs) from many users that cannot be read by those same users. If you have Create privileges but not File Scan privileges in a directory where you want to create Word documents, a large number of .TMP files quickly accumulate.
REFERENCES"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, page 768 "Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows Resource Kit," Microsoft Press, 1994, page 322
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