>I'm not a hundred percent sure that the temp directories are not local. The
>config file has SORTWORK set to the network drive. It is my understanding
>that this command sets the temp directory. If my understanding about the
>command is wrong, then the temp directories may be local.

Your understanding of what the command does is correct, but not of how it works. You never want to have your temp directories set to the network drive: you want them local, to increase speed.