Files are sometimes created with illegal or reserved names. The reserved names
follow.
CON, AUX, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, PRN,
NUL
If you have ever tried to delete a file with a reserved name, it is not
normally possible to do so with the del command. NT comes with Posix utilities
including rm.exe which is the unix version of delete. NTFS will not allow NT
native utilities to delete or rename files with the reserved names. NTFS will
allow Posix utilities to do so.
For the file named lpt1:
rm lpt1
If you are uncomfortable with Posix utilities, you can delete such
files using the del command, if you fool NTFS into not doing reserve-word
checking:
DEL \\.\c:\somedir\lpt1
Almost as ugly a syntax as used in file URLs.
NTFS Tips:
Managing Shared Resources and Resource Security
Choosing
Between FAT and NTFS
Web
versus NTFS Permissions
NTFS
Security, Part 2: Implementing NTFS Special Permissions on Your Web Site
Getting the Most from IIS Security
NTFS Permissions
Cancel an NTFS conversion
NT equivalents of
NetWare Rights
Access
NTFS from DOS, Win95 or Win98 using NTFSDOS driver
NTFS Last Access TimeStamp
xcopy – keep attributes
How To Remove Files
with Reserved Names such as LPT1 or PRN
NTFS Metadata files
Disable NTs 8.3 aliases for
LFNs under NTFS
Streams
displays which NTFS files have alternate streams content
VolumeID changes NT and FAT volume
IDs
Create a NTFS
partition over 4GB during installation
Windows NT NTFS Directory
Compression
