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neeeko
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 Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:43 am Post subject: Mapping a network drive : Alias |
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It seems to be impossible to use a mapped network drive as an alias...
For example : I've mapped a F: drive (its a shared folder on an another machine) and i can't use it as an alias...it keeps on telling me that it cannot find the folder...
Any idea ?
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TRUSTAbyss
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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First of all you shouldn't have created a new topic on this , what you need to do
is make sure that folder can be accessed all the time , if its a USB device , you
will have to make sure that device is connected at all times. LateR! |
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neeeko
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry for creating a new topic on this...
The machine where the shared folder should be available is up 24/7 and the server is up 24/7...so there shouldnt be any pb...but actually there is. |
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aprelium
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:29 pm Post subject: Re: Mapping a network drive : Alias |
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neeeko,
Are you running Abyss Web Server as a service?
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neeeko
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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Yep its running as a Service on a NT4 Server here.
Should i start this service as another user ? (not as SystemService) |
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olly86
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| Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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Taken from another topic:
| aprelium wrote: | | olly86 wrote: | | neeeko wrote: | | and AWS keeps on telling me it cannot reach the folder, but the server where AWS is installed can... |
I think Aprelium have mentioned before that if Abyss is run as a service it can't connect to any other computer's shares on the network, this includes mapped shares. As the SYSTEM does not have access to these shares.
Aprelium should be along to correct me if I'm wrong. |
Yes, that's right. Actually the behavior is caused by Windows: the network mappings are connected when the user logs on. If Abyss Web Server is running as a service, no connections are made by Windows.
If Abyss Web Server is running as a service, it may be also using another user account which may explain the cause of the problem. |
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aprelium
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| Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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| neeeko wrote: | Yep its running as a Service on a NT4 Server here.
Should i start this service as another user ? (not as SystemService) |
Instead of associating the alias with a mapped drive Z:, you can associate it with the full share name, for example \\othercomputer\sharename\dir1\dir2 .
Create a user account in your system (or use an already available user account) and give it the appropriate permissions to access this network share.
Now configure Abyss Web Server Service to use this user account when starting. This should be done with the System Services tool in the Windows Control Panel.
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