PUB: Can't Create Temp File if Permissions Wrong on Root Folder (179085)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Publisher for Windows 3.0
This article was previously published under Q179085 SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to save a Microsoft Publisher file to a Novell NetWare
4.11 file server, you may receive the following message even though you
have Create, Write, and/or Modify permissions for the folder where you are
trying to save the file:
Publisher cannot create a temporary working file
When you close the message box, the file IS saved to the server.
CAUSE
When you try to save an existing publication, Publisher attempts to create
a temporary file in the root folder of the destination drive. If you are
using Novell's Client32 version 4.2 or earlier, you will experience this
problem regardless of what OS you are using.
Using Microsoft's "Client for NetWare Networks" client will not produce
this problem.
This error only happens when you edit an existing publisher document and
try to save it.
When you create a new document and save it, it will work fine.
For example, if you have a Novell NetWare 4.11 server with the following
configuration
Server Name: SRV1
Disk Volume: Vol1, mapped as N: on a Windows NT, Windows 95, or Windows
98 computer.
Client : Novell Client32 version 4.2 or earlier.
Folder where files are being saved: Test.pub (already existing)
then, open the file Test.pub and attempt to save the file to N:\<Directory
Path>\Test.pub, you will receive the error message described in the
"Symptoms" section, even though the file will be saved correctly. However,
if you change the client to be Microsoft's "Client for Netware Networks"
client and open the file Test.pub and attempt to save the file to
N:\<Directory Path>\Test.pub, you will not receive the error.
WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods:
Method 1: Use the Microsoft's "Client for Netware Networks"
Change the client you are using from Novell Client (Client32) version 2.5
and earlier to use Microsoft's "Client for Netware Networks". Once the
client has been changed, you should be able to create the necessary temp
file without having to give full rights to the root directory. This has
been tested with a Novell NetWare 4.11 server using Microsoft's "Client for
Netware Networks" In Windows 95 and 98.
Method 2: Modify Your Rights on the Server
Change the permissions for the root folder that contains the folder where
you want to save your file. You should have the following permissions for
the root folder:
Read
File Scan
Erase
Create
Once the appropriate permissions have been set, Publisher will be able to
create the temporary file on the server and you will not receive the error
message.
Method 3: Ignore the Message
You can ignore (close) the message even though Publisher is not able to
create the temporary file because it will save the publication in the
correct location.
Method 4: Save the Publication to a Local Disk Drive First
Save the file to a local disk drive and then copy it to the folder on the
server. By using this method, you will avoid the error message because
Publisher does not need to create a temporary file on the server.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/17/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbnetwork kbprb KB179085 |
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