Windows 2003 server ASPNET user rights issue

[RJN]

Hi

The web application is running on the Windows 2003 server environment.
The virtual directory is mapped to say
"C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MyApplication" directory. When we try to create a
file and save it to the .\MyApplication directory, we get the folowing
error

Could not find a part of the path "C:\"

We have given read/write permissions to MyApplication directory for the
ASPNET user. Surprisingly same works fine in Windows 2000 professional.
Any idea what else needs to be done?

Regards

rjn

 

[James Steele]

Hi rjn,

Are you using impersonation for the indentity?

<identity impersonate="true" username="user" password="password"/>.

If so you will have to grant the permissions to the impersonated user
as you have suggested above.

Are you accessing the path using the UNC name of the server?

File = \\server\share
<file:///\\server\share>

 

[Scott Allen]

In Windows 2003 the worker process actuall executes under the NETWORK
SERVICE account, not ASPNET. If you grant the same permissions to
NETWORK SERVICE you'll see everything work, I'd imagine.

HTH,

 

[RJN]

Thanks for your replies. No identity has been set in the web.config file
and hence I believe will not use any impersonation. And I'm not trying
to write the file on the same server and not on a remote server.

I'll try granting permissions to NETWORK SERVICE account.

Regards

rjn

 

[Patrick Olurotimi Ige]

RJN
After granting permissions to NETWORK SERVICE account.
it should be fine
Patrick