Microsoft KB Archive/244728

= WD2000: Windows NT Network Privileges Required to Run Word =

Article ID: 244728

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q244728



SUMMARY
This article lists which network privileges you need to perform specific Microsoft Word operations over a Windows NT network. The article includes the following sections:
 * Description of File System Directory and File Permissions
 * Windows NT Privileges Required to Only Read Documents
 * Windows NT Privileges Required to Create or Modify Documents
 * Symptoms of Missing Windows NT Privileges



Description of File System Directory and File Permissions
Windows NT Server enforces security at every folder level. On a computer running Windows NT Server, if a user has no permissions for a high-level folder, the user cannot access that folder or see its contents.

Directory permissions control general access to a directory, its files, and its subdirectories. When granted at the directory level, the permissions apply to all the files and subdirectories in that directory unless the permissions are redefined at the file or subdirectory level.

The following seven permissions can be granted at the directory level on a Windows NT file system.

File permissions control access to specific files in a directory. They are used to redefine the permissions that users inherit from directory permissions.

The following permissions can be granted at the file level on a Windows NT file system.

Access types in the case of files, the levels of access a user can have are described as follows.

Windows NT Privileges Required to Only Read Documents
READ, LIST

Below is a list of directories where users need only READ and LIST 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 Windows NT network administrator sets this sequence of privileges and attributes after performing the server installation of Windows or an application.

Windows NT Privileges Required to Create or Modify Documents
READ, ADD, LIST, CHANGE

IMPORTANT: These user rights apply to the directory that contains the files you are working with. Windows NT also allows for assigning users file level rights. Make sure the CHANGE right is also assigned at the file level. This is especially important when users with Owner rights are working with documents within the same directory.

For example: If one user opens a document, Word creates a temporary file with a name similar to "~wrd0000.tmp". When a different user with Owner rights opens a different document, their session of Word may also create a temporary file with the same file name. This may occur when the owner does not have the file level right of CHANGE assigned. When the CHANGE right is missing, Word cannot "see" the other temporary files that may exist in the directory.

The following is a list of directories where users need these privileges to run Word:
 * The workstation's Word program directory tree, 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).

Symptoms of Missing Windows NT Privileges
Keywords: kbinfo KB244728

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