Accessing NETWORK Drive through ASPNET_USER

[dotnettester]

Hi,

I'm trying to read a network drive through ASP.net.
This is what I have done.
- Create folder on a network machine.
- gave ASPNET_User read permssion on the folder.
- Mapped a drive to the folder say ('j' drive)
- When I try to access 'j:/myfolder' I get Access denied error.
- Where as I have shared the folder and given ASPNET_User permssions on the
folder.

Its Friday and I'm really tired. Can any one help?

Thnx

[John Timney \( MVP \)]

Even though you have mapped a drive, the asp.net account us unlikely to know
what a J drive is even if it has permission - at least try a UNC path from
your asp.net page

--
Regards

John Timney
ASP.NET MVP
Microsoft Regional Director

"dotnettester" <do**********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi,

I'm trying to read a network drive through ASP.net.
This is what I have done.
- Create folder on a network machine.
- gave ASPNET_User read permssion on the folder.
- Mapped a drive to the folder say ('j' drive)
- When I try to access 'j:/myfolder' I get Access denied error.
- Where as I have shared the folder and given ASPNET_User permssions on
the
folder.

Its Friday and I'm really tired. Can any one help?

Thnx

[Bruce Barker]

then you will find the aspnet_user need to be a domain account in order to
access a share.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

"John Timney ( MVP )" <ti*****@despammed.com> wrote in message
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Even though you have mapped a drive, the asp.net account us unlikely to
know what a J drive is even if it has permission - at least try a UNC path
from your asp.net page

--
Regards

John Timney
ASP.NET MVP
Microsoft Regional Director

"dotnettester" <do**********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Hi,

I'm trying to read a network drive through ASP.net.
This is what I have done.
- Create folder on a network machine.
- gave ASPNET_User read permssion on the folder.
- Mapped a drive to the folder say ('j' drive)
- When I try to access 'j:/myfolder' I get Access denied error.
- Where as I have shared the folder and given ASPNET_User permssions on
the
folder.

Its Friday and I'm really tired. Can any one help?

Thnx

[dotnettester]

Thanks for your replies. I ended up doing this through domain account and a
UNC path.

"dotnettester" wrote:

Hi,

I'm trying to read a network drive through ASP.net.
This is what I have done.
- Create folder on a network machine.
- gave ASPNET_User read permssion on the folder.
- Mapped a drive to the folder say ('j' drive)
- When I try to access 'j:/myfolder' I get Access denied error.
- Where as I have shared the folder and given ASPNET_User permssions on the
folder.

Its Friday and I'm really tired. Can any one help?

Thnx