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dotnet myservices : Accessing Netwrok Drive


Kashif Javed via .NET 247
10/31/2004 3:49:24 AM
Hi
I am working on Creating a Window service in VB .Net.
The service is supposed to read the files in a folder on a Network Drive but it does not do anything.
On the Other hand when the same service is used for a Folder on the Local Drive it works perfectly fine.
Any Suggestions will be appreciated.
Thank you

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From: Kashif Javed

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Elp
11/2/2004 12:19:37 PM
Hi,

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Is your Service running under the Local System account? If yes, then this
may be the problem. I think that the local system account does not have
network priviledges which prevents it from accessing a network drive. Use
the NetworkService account instead. I am surprised that you didn't get any
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