Access Network Share with ASP.NET

[Steve Roszko]

Accessing Network Share with ASP.NET


FILESERVER1 (file server)
E:\WWWexport\
Shared as WWWExport

WEBSERVER2 (webserver)
I created virtual directory to
\\FILESERVER1\WWWExport\
When creating the virtual dir named "ReportExport" , I gave "connect as"
rights as a domain user with full rights to the share.


Response.Write(Server.MapPath("ReportExport"))

Returns

\\FILESERVER1\WWWExport

as expected.


IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(Server.MapPath("ReportsExport") & "\TEST")

Returns

Could not find a part of the path \\FILESERVER1\WWWExport.


Seems to be a permission thing of local ASPNET user, but why does it not
access the share as the domain user I specified the Connect As in the
virtual dir setup?

Is there any way to give the user WEBSERVER2\ASPNET permissions on
FILESERVER1 ?

It appears that I could solve this by specifying the impersonate user in
web.config but I don't want my entire app to run as that domain user.

Suggestions?

Thanks,

-Steve








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