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Complaining Mapped Drive does not exist!!!

I used subst command to substitute local folder C:\test\ to a mapped drive Q:
But when ASP page want to access to the Q: drive, it is complaining the drive does not exist.
I had shared out c:\test and given administrator full control of the permission.

Code below showed how i checked on the Q: drive.

Set MyFile = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If MyFile.driveexists("Q:") then
Response.Write("exist")
else
Response.Write("not exist")
end if

On the IIS setup, i am using administrator as User Name for Anonymous access.

Please advise why the ASP page still unable to access the Q: drive....
Thanks

alorentz

ASP runs under IUSR account by default, not administrator. Set up permissions for IUSR.

Devil666

hi, you could try the following which creates the share dynamically

Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network")

If MyFile.driveexists("Q:") then
Response.Write("exist")
'Disconnect Q drive if it existst
objNetwork.RemoveNetworkDrive "Q:" , True

else
Response.Write("not exist")
' Connect Q drive
objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "Q:" , "\\servername\test", "false", "Username", "password"

end if

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WMIF

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joeposter649

I agree with WMIF.
Unless you're using domain users you'll have to duplicate the web server user on the remote server with identical passwords and grant it permissions.

ian_khoo_sc

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We are using domain users, the web server is login using domain/administrator account and i had already given full control for the domain/administrator. However, It is still not working with the mapped drive.

I will use the unc path mention by WMIF. Thanks for all the contribution from yours...