There is only one property supported at present: tmp. "tmp" can be set to the full path of any directory to which the user has access. This directory is used to hold the files temporarily as they are encrypted or decrypted, in transit.

The syntax of the command is:

# hcs3 set tmp=<path to scratch space>

On Linux, the default value of the "tmp" property is set to "/tmp". However, on Windows temporary files are kept in the same directory as the source file. Therefore it is very important on Windows to set the "tmp" property to an appropriate value. This is especially important for users who do not have administrator privileges.