I would add that if it's a domain account you can use a login script in the profile to insure a mapped drive (you can probably do this with a local account as well). But like others I somewhat prefer the UNC path since it doesn't depend on something (a login script or local profile) that is somewhat obscured from view while coding.
Mark A. Kruger, MCSE, CFG (402) 408-3733 ext 105 www.cfwebtools.com www.coldfusionmuse.com www.necfug.com -----Original Message----- From: Dave Watts [mailto:dwa...@figleaf.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 5:53 PM To: cf-talk Subject: Re: loop timing out > The problem with mapped drives is that they may not be available or set > under the user account the Coldfusion service is using. I'm assuming > your running on a Windows box. Drive mappings are created at the time a > user logs onto a Windows box. Since Coldfusion runs as a service, the > user account it is assigned to run under never "logs in". You'd be > better off using a UNC path. While I agree with your conclusion about using UNC paths, it's not exactly correct to say that CF never logs in. If you configure the CF service to run as a specific user, that user does in fact log in. If that user previously created persistent drive mappings, those will still be present. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or ons ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:345951 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
