Microsoft KB Archive/177659

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

Article ID: 177659

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q177659



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: \\ \, where is the name of the server to which you want to connect and 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: kbbug kbnetwork KB177659

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