WD: Novell Network Privileges Required to Run Word

ID: Q186953

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SUMMARY

This article lists which network privileges you need to perform specific Word for Windows operations over a Novell network. The article includes the following sections:

Novell Privileges Required to Only Read Documents
Novell Privileges Required to Create or Modify Documents
Symptoms of Missing Novell Privileges
Why Novell Features File Scan as Well as Create Privileges

IMPORTANT: On a Novell network, you must have the File Scan rights (formerly called File Search rights by Novell) to run Word for Windows. This only affects Novell networks, and it is not documented in either of the Word references listed in the "References" section of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The 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 SCAN

Below 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):

Server location of Word program directory tree (Administrative installation)
Server location of shared Microsoft applications (MSAPPS) directory tree (Administrative installation)
Windows program directory, if running shared Windows
Any server directories where you store graphics or other source files for links that you do not want users to be able to modify in Word.

NOTE: In addition, you need to apply Read-Only and Shareable Flags to all the files in these locations. Usually, the Novell network administrator sets this sequence of privileges and attributes after performing the server installation of Windows or an application.

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:

The Word program directory tree of the workstation, if it is located on the server.
Temporary directory, if it is located on the server.
Any server directories where the user stores documents.
Any server directories where source files for links are located that the user needs to modify (for example, Microsoft Excel worksheets or charts).

NOTE: The files in these locations usually have no Flags assigned, which means the user has complete access to them.

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 Privileges

If 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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Keywords          : kbinterop kbnetwork kbdta word6 word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: February 12, 1999