How to Assign Permissions for the Windows Temporary Folder on the Web Servers

Follow these steps to assign write permissions for the Windows Temporary folder on the Web servers. You assign write permissions for the RunTimeUser account that you created in the What Are the Accounts and Groups to Create? topic.

To assign permissions for the Windows Temporary folder on the Web servers

1. Click Start, click Run, type explorer, and then click OK.

2. In Windows Explorer, move to the <drive:>\Windows (or <drive:>\WinNT, where appropriate) folder.

3. Right-click Temp, and then click Properties.

4. In the Temp Properties dialog box, on the Security tab, click Add.

5. In the Enter the object names to select text box, type <Domain or Computer name>\RunTimeUser, and then click OK.

   Note

   As appropriate, substitute the user name for the anonymous account you created for "RunTimeUser".

6. In the Groups or user names list, select the RunTimeUser account.

7. In the Permissions for RunTimeUser list, select Write in the Allow column. (Read & Execute, List Folder Contents, and Read should already be selected in the Allow column.) Click OK.

8. In the Security dialog box, click Yes.

See Also

Other Resources

What Are the Accounts and Groups to Create?

What Are the Required Accounts and Groups?

Building the Web Tier

Setting File and Folder Access Permissions