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[users@httpd] httpd on Windows -- can access UNC paths from service but not mapped drives
e.g., this works:
Alias /something //machinename/directory
and this doesn't:
Alias /else z:/foo
I see this question raised a number of times, but I don't see any
definitive steps to resolve. Any hints?
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Re: [users@httpd] httpd on Windows -- can access UNC paths from
service but not mapped drives
Posted by Jeff Trawick <tr...@gmail.com>.
On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Eric Covener <co...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Jeff Trawick <tr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks, all! Does this look reasonable?
>>
>> Index: platform/windows.xml
>> ===================================================================
>> --- platform/windows.xml (revision 1041847)
>> +++ platform/windows.xml (working copy)
> Would be nice to have the non-intuitive <Directory //imagehost/...> as
> well in the example.
thanks/done!
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Re: [users@httpd] httpd on Windows -- can access UNC paths from
service but not mapped drives
Posted by Eric Covener <co...@gmail.com>.
On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Jeff Trawick <tr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks, all! Does this look reasonable?
>
> Index: platform/windows.xml
> ===================================================================
> --- platform/windows.xml (revision 1041847)
> +++ platform/windows.xml (working copy)
> @@ -757,4 +757,33 @@
> 80 to attempt to bypass firewall issues.</p>
> </section>
>
> + <section id="windrivemap">
> + <title>Configuring Access to Network Resources</title>
> +
> + <p>Access to files over the network can be specified using two
> + mechanisms provided by Windows:</p>
> +
> + <dl>
> + <dt>Mapped drive letters</dt>
> + <dd>e.g., <code>Alias /images/ Z:/</code></dd>
> +
> + <dt>UNC paths</dt>
> + <dd>e.g., <code>Alias /images/ //imagehost/www/images/</code></dd>
> + </dl>
> +
> + <p>Mapped drive letters allow the administrator to maintain the
> + mapping to a specific machine and path outside of the Apache httpd
> + configuration. However, these mappings are associated only with
> + interactive sessions and are not directly available to Apache httpd
> + when it is started as a service. <strong>Use only UNC paths for
> + network resources in httpd.conf</strong> so that the resources can
> + be accessed consistently regardless of how Apache httpd is started.
> + (Arcane and error prone procedures may work around the restriction
> + on mapped drive letters, but this is not recommended.)</p>
> +
> + <p>When running Apache httpd as a service, you must create a
> + separate account in order to access network resources, as described
> + above.</p>
> + </section>
> +
> </manualpage>
>
Would be nice to have the non-intuitive <Directory //imagehost/...> as
well in the example.
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Re: [users@httpd] httpd on Windows -- can access UNC paths from
service but not mapped drives
Posted by Jeff Trawick <tr...@gmail.com>.
Thanks, all! Does this look reasonable?
Index: platform/windows.xml
===================================================================
--- platform/windows.xml (revision 1041847)
+++ platform/windows.xml (working copy)
@@ -757,4 +757,33 @@
80 to attempt to bypass firewall issues.</p>
</section>
+ <section id="windrivemap">
+ <title>Configuring Access to Network Resources</title>
+
+ <p>Access to files over the network can be specified using two
+ mechanisms provided by Windows:</p>
+
+ <dl>
+ <dt>Mapped drive letters</dt>
+ <dd>e.g., <code>Alias /images/ Z:/</code></dd>
+
+ <dt>UNC paths</dt>
+ <dd>e.g., <code>Alias /images/ //imagehost/www/images/</code></dd>
+ </dl>
+
+ <p>Mapped drive letters allow the administrator to maintain the
+ mapping to a specific machine and path outside of the Apache httpd
+ configuration. However, these mappings are associated only with
+ interactive sessions and are not directly available to Apache httpd
+ when it is started as a service. <strong>Use only UNC paths for
+ network resources in httpd.conf</strong> so that the resources can
+ be accessed consistently regardless of how Apache httpd is started.
+ (Arcane and error prone procedures may work around the restriction
+ on mapped drive letters, but this is not recommended.)</p>
+
+ <p>When running Apache httpd as a service, you must create a
+ separate account in order to access network resources, as described
+ above.</p>
+ </section>
+
</manualpage>
On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Joost de Heer <jo...@sanguis.xs4all.nl> wrote:
> On Fri, December 3, 2010 14:53, Jeff Trawick wrote:
>> e.g., this works:
>>
>> Alias /something //machinename/directory
>>
>> and this doesn't:
>>
>> Alias /else z:/foo
>
> Does the Z-drive exist in the context of the user running httpd?
>
>> I see this question raised a number of times, but I don't see any
>> definitive steps to resolve. Any hints?
>
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/182750/how-to-map-a-network-drive-to-be-used-by-a-service
>
> Joost
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Re: [users@httpd] httpd on Windows -- can access UNC paths from
service but not mapped drives
Posted by Jeff Trawick <tr...@gmail.com>.
Thanks, all! Does this look reasonable?
Index: platform/windows.xml
===================================================================
--- platform/windows.xml (revision 1041847)
+++ platform/windows.xml (working copy)
@@ -757,4 +757,33 @@
80 to attempt to bypass firewall issues.</p>
</section>
+ <section id="windrivemap">
+ <title>Configuring Access to Network Resources</title>
+
+ <p>Access to files over the network can be specified using two
+ mechanisms provided by Windows:</p>
+
+ <dl>
+ <dt>Mapped drive letters</dt>
+ <dd>e.g., <code>Alias /images/ Z:/</code></dd>
+
+ <dt>UNC paths</dt>
+ <dd>e.g., <code>Alias /images/ //imagehost/www/images/</code></dd>
+ </dl>
+
+ <p>Mapped drive letters allow the administrator to maintain the
+ mapping to a specific machine and path outside of the Apache httpd
+ configuration. However, these mappings are associated only with
+ interactive sessions and are not directly available to Apache httpd
+ when it is started as a service. <strong>Use only UNC paths for
+ network resources in httpd.conf</strong> so that the resources can
+ be accessed consistently regardless of how Apache httpd is started.
+ (Arcane and error prone procedures may work around the restriction
+ on mapped drive letters, but this is not recommended.)</p>
+
+ <p>When running Apache httpd as a service, you must create a
+ separate account in order to access network resources, as described
+ above.</p>
+ </section>
+
</manualpage>
On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Joost de Heer <jo...@sanguis.xs4all.nl> wrote:
> On Fri, December 3, 2010 14:53, Jeff Trawick wrote:
>> e.g., this works:
>>
>> Alias /something //machinename/directory
>>
>> and this doesn't:
>>
>> Alias /else z:/foo
>
> Does the Z-drive exist in the context of the user running httpd?
>
>> I see this question raised a number of times, but I don't see any
>> definitive steps to resolve. Any hints?
>
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/182750/how-to-map-a-network-drive-to-be-used-by-a-service
>
> Joost
>
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Re: [users@httpd] httpd on Windows -- can access UNC paths from
service but not mapped drives
Posted by Joost de Heer <jo...@sanguis.xs4all.nl>.
On Fri, December 3, 2010 14:53, Jeff Trawick wrote:
> e.g., this works:
>
> Alias /something //machinename/directory
>
> and this doesn't:
>
> Alias /else z:/foo
Does the Z-drive exist in the context of the user running httpd?
> I see this question raised a number of times, but I don't see any
> definitive steps to resolve. Any hints?
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/182750/how-to-map-a-network-drive-to-be-used-by-a-service
Joost
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Re: [users@httpd] httpd on Windows -- can access UNC paths from
service but not mapped drives
Posted by Eric Covener <co...@gmail.com>.
On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 8:53 AM, Jeff Trawick <tr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> e.g., this works:
>
> Alias /something //machinename/directory
>
> and this doesn't:
>
> Alias /else z:/foo
>
>
> I see this question raised a number of times, but I don't see any
> definitive steps to resolve. Any hints?
I believed it to be a dead end for apache-as-a-service, since the
drive mappings are something related to the actual interactive user
session and not system-wide.
There is some good info ITT on the more general services-vs-shares :
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/792868/how-does-one-map-network-drive-from-windows-service
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