Security Tab Missing for Shared Folder in File Properties in Windows NT Explorer

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you map a network drive to a remote share and view the properties of a file or folder in that share, the Security tab may be missing.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the shared folder has a long file name and does not conform to the 8.3 naming format.

RESOLUTION

Use one of the following workarounds to resolve this issue:

• Use a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) connection to connect to the share instead of mapping a drive letter. UNC connections use the following format: \\<servername>\<sharename>, where <servername> is the name of the server to which you want to connect and <sharename> is the name of the share to which you want to connect.



• Use File Manager (Winfile.exe) instead of Windows NT Explorer.



• Rename the folder using the 8.3 naming format.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0.

Additional query words: explorer.exe Security permissions auditing ownership

Keywords          : kbnetwork ntsecurity kbbug4.00 NTSrvWkst 
Version           : WinNT:4.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug 

Last Reviewed: January 28, 1999