SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You have a Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer that has Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 installed. In Korn Shell or
in C Shell, you try to use the
ls command or the
cd command in the root directory of the file system. In this scenario, you may receive the following error message when :
Permission Denied
This problem occurs when the
following conditions are true:
- You use a Terminal Services
session to connect to a remote Windows 2000-based computer that
has Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4) installed.
- You use a non-administrator account to run the ls command or the cd command in Korn Shell or in C Shell from the Terminal Services
session.
Note You do not experience this problem when one of the following
conditions is true:
- You use an account that is a member of the Administrators group to run the ls command or the cd command.
- You run the ls command or the cd command from the console.
- Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 is installed on a Microsoft Windows
Server 2003-based computer.
RESOLUTION
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have Windows Services for UNIX 3.5
installed on the computer.
Restart requirement
You must restart the computer because the hotfix replaces the
Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX (POSIX) subsystem.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix replaces the following hotfix:
892093 Files appear as directories on a Linux server that is running Samba when you use the ls -l command in a Korn shell in Windows Services for UNIX 3.5
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
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| Posix.exe | 8.0.1969.28 | 130,048 | 04-Mar-2005 | 02:02 | x86 |
| Psxrun.exe | 8.0.1969.28 | 104,448 | 04-Mar-2005 | 02:02 | x86 |
| Psxss.exe | 8.0.1969.28 | 765,440 | 04-Mar-2005 | 02:02 | x86 |