Re: Different Drive

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2003

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texte = JohnSorry but that sounds like Yes but No.If I were to get the permissions set (F is on the same machine) how would I write a CreateFolder, CopyFile etcOn Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at 11:50 PM, John Peacock wrote:> Stuart Tremain wrote:>> What I am trying to do is move a directory and files from my D:\ >> drive to my F:\ drive.>> As long as F: is a local drive on the same server, yes, no problem at > all. However, due to the nature of Windows security, it is very > difficult to correctly permit services access to network resources. > It is not sufficient to create a drive map, since that map is specific > to the logged in user account, and is inaccessible to the user login > used to execute the Webcatalog service.>> In order to use networked resources from a service under NT/W2K, you > have to have:>> 1) a user with rights to the network resources (e.g. a domain user) in > addition to the special rights required to run as a service;>> 2) the application must support UNC path notation (since the service > will need to directly access the remote resource, i.e. not via a drive > map).>> Most services run as the SYSTEM account, a special local-only, high > priviledge account. It is possible under W2K (I think only with > Active Domain) to permit the SYSTEM account to have the same rights on > remote machines. Typically, though, a domain account would be set up > to run the service account, and that account would be given permission > to access the remote resources.>> However, WebCatalog does not support UNC paths (and AFAIK never has), > so you will not be able to use networked files until it does. I did > try this when setting up our new web server...>> John>> -- > John Peacock> Director of Information Research and Technology> Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group> 4501 Forbes Boulevard> Suite H> Lanham, MD 20706> 301-459-3366 x.5010> fax 301-429-5748>>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>RegardsStuart Tremainidfk web developments114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australiat +612 9908 2134f +612 9908 4837-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

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JohnSorry but that sounds like Yes but No.If I were to get the permissions set (F is on the same machine) how would I write a CreateFolder, CopyFile etcOn Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at 11:50 PM, John Peacock wrote:> Stuart Tremain wrote:>> What I am trying to do is move a directory and files from my D:\ >> drive to my F:\ drive.>> As long as F: is a local drive on the same server, yes, no problem at > all. However, due to the nature of Windows security, it is very > difficult to correctly permit services access to network resources. > It is not sufficient to create a drive map, since that map is specific > to the logged in user account, and is inaccessible to the user login > used to execute the Webcatalog service.>> In order to use networked resources from a service under NT/W2K, you > have to have:>> 1) a user with rights to the network resources (e.g. a domain user) in > addition to the special rights required to run as a service;>> 2) the application must support UNC path notation (since the service > will need to directly access the remote resource, i.e. not via a drive > map).>> Most services run as the SYSTEM account, a special local-only, high > priviledge account. It is possible under W2K (I think only with > Active Domain) to permit the SYSTEM account to have the same rights on > remote machines. Typically, though, a domain account would be set up > to run the service account, and that account would be given permission > to access the remote resources.>> However, WebCatalog does not support UNC paths (and AFAIK never has), > so you will not be able to use networked files until it does. I did > try this when setting up our new web server...>> John>> -- > John Peacock> Director of Information Research and Technology> Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group> 4501 Forbes Boulevard> Suite H> Lanham, MD 20706> 301-459-3366 x.5010> fax 301-429-5748>>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>>RegardsStuart Tremainidfk web developments114a/40 yeo street neutral bay 2089 australiat +612 9908 2134f +612 9908 4837-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Stuart Tremain

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