Permissions on the Temp\x Folder Are Incorrectly Reset

• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 SP4, Terminal Server Edition

SYMPTOMS

After you install Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 4, Terminal Server Edition, a user may receive an "access denied" error message when attempting to gain access to the %SystemRoot%\Temp\x folder (where x is the session ID assigned to the user).

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when a user improperly quits a Terminal Server session; the %SystemRoot%\Temp\x folder is not properly deleted.

When a second user logs on and receives the session number used by the first user, the second user does not have the correct permissions to the %SystemRoot%\Temp\x folder.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, delete the first user's %SystemRoot%\Temp\x folder, or view the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q234029 Err Msg: Temp Directory Not Accessible After Applying TSE SP4

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 4, Terminal Server Edition.

Additional query words: WTS

Keywords :
Version : winnt:4.0 SP4
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug