Accessing windows net from erlsrv

[Serge Aleynikov]

Rudolph is correct, but I'd like to add that unless the a windows 
service is running under an account that has network access, UNC paths 
wouldn't likely be accessible from your app.

Configure erlsrv to run under some specific account other than local 
admin, and try the UNC approach.

Serge

Rudolph van Graan wrote:
> Hi,
>  
> My guess at the reason for this is that erlsrv is running as the windows 
> system account [unless setup otherwise]. This account would IMO not by 
> default have access to mapped folders [Which are only visible if you are 
> physically logged on as the interactive user]. Specify the path 
> differently, probably using UNC path names. I cannot remember how to do 
> this with netware, but on windows you would do something like:
>  
> file:open("//some_server.some_domain/some_share/some_file",[write]).
>  
> Rgds,
>  
> R
> 
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Erlang Questions [mailto:erlang@REDACTED]
>     Sent: 22 July 2003 09:18 PM
>     To: Erlang Questions
>     Subject: Accessing windows net from erlsrv
> 
>     Hi, has someone passed through  this before?
>      
>     I want to access a file located on a mapped net drive from Erlang
>     using file module and running Erlang as a windows service (erlsrv).
>     When the mapped drive is not a local directory Erlang (or Windows)
>     could not solve the access.
>     I have tried six different ways with different results:
>      
>     Local folder mapped - running erl ->
>     1> file:open("f:/pru.txt", [write]).
>     {ok,IoDevice}
>      
>     Net folder mapped - running erl -> (when the mapped drive is a
>     Windows 2000)
>     2> file:open("g:/pru.txt", [write]).
>     {ok,IoDevice}
>      
>     Net folder mapped - running erl -> (when the mapped drive is a Novell)
>     3> file:open("z:/pru.txt", [write]).
>     {ok,IoDevice}
>      
>     Local folder mapped - running erlsrv ->
>     4> file:open("f:/pru.txt", [write]).
>     {ok,IoDevice}
>      
>     Net folder mapped - running erlsrv -> (when the mapped drive is a
>     Windows 2000)
>     5> file:open("g:/pru.txt", [write]).
>     {error,eacces}
>      
>     Net folder mapped - running erlsrv -> (when the mapped drive is a
>     Novell)
>     6> file:open("z:/pru.txt", [write]).
>     {error,einval}
>      
>     I need to access a Novell (case 6)
>     My doubt is what's the difference between case 3 and 6, if the
>     difference is in Erlang and how can I solve this.
>      
>     Do you know a way to resolve this?
>     I would appreciate any suggestion.
> 
>     Thanks, Carlos.-
>