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WCF serive hosted in windows service cannot connect to remote share

I have a WCF servie hosted in a windows service, which tries to read files from a remote network share folder
The wcf service runs fine when run in debug mode, but when the wcf service is run hosted withhin the windows service I get an error
could not find part of the path \\blah\blah\blah

I run the service under my account, which is also true wen I am in debug mode in VS.

Is there something in the config I could specify

ste5an

The most common reason: Permissions.

You need to consider that your Windows service may run under a different account than yours. And this account may not have access to that share.

So, take a look at the account used in the Log On As column (services.msc on the command line):

Local System and Network Service do not have access to shares. Thus create your own servics account and give it the necessary permissions to connect to your share.

countrymeister

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ste5an

As I mentioned in my initial request, I am running the service under my account, I have checked that.
In fact I even logged the Environment.UserName when the service is started to make sure it was my account being used.

ste5an

What's the exact error message?

countrymeister

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I have it in my initial request

could not find part of the path \\blah\blah\blah
basically i have root directory\subdirectory\susubdirectory

ste5an

Aha, I have never seen this message. So i can't help you.

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