Q140386: Using TEMP Directory on Server Causes Sharing Violation

Article: Q140386
Product(s): Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT Networking Issues
Version(s): WINDOWS:; winnt:3.5,3.51
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Last Modified: 08-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51 
- Microsoft LAN Manager, version 2.2c 
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 
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SUMMARY
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Workstations that set the TEMP or TMP variable to a network drive may experience
sharing violation error messages while running some applications.

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Most applications that allow editing existing data files, create a temporary
copy of the file in a location described by the TEMP or TMP environmental
variable that is set on the workstation. If this variable points to a common
directory on the server that is used by multiple users concurrently, a sharing
violation message occurs whenever a an application attempts to create a
temporary file with the same name as an existing temporary file.

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Version           : WINDOWS:; winnt:3.5,3.51

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