Hi, See the second reply on SO http://stackoverflow.com/questions/182750/map-a-network-drive-to-be-used-by-a-service
HTH Kind regards/met vriendelijke groet, Serge Fonville http://www.sergefonville.nl Convince Microsoft! They need to add TRUNCATE PARTITION in SQL Server https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/417926/truncate-partition-of-partitioned-table 2013/3/24 Harris, Jeffrey E. <jeffrey.har...@mantech.com> > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Patrick Flaherty [mailto:pflah...@rampageinc.com] > > Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 3:37 PM > > To: Tomcat Users List > > Subject: Re: runtime.exec "cmd.exe /C net use" > > > > > > On Mar 24, 2013, at 2:56 PM, André Warnier wrote: > > > > > Harris, Jeffrey E. wrote: > > >>> -----Original Message----- > > >>> From: Patrick Flaherty [mailto:pflah...@rampageinc.com] > > >>> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 12:18 PM > > >>> To: Tomcat Users List > > >>> Subject: Re: runtime.exec "cmd.exe /C net use" > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> On Mar 24, 2013, at 10:24 AM, Harris, Jeffrey E. wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> > > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > > >>>>> From: Patrick Flaherty [mailto:pflah...@rampageinc.com] > > >>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 10:20 AM > > >>>>> To: Tomcat Users List > > >>>>> Subject: Re: runtime.exec "cmd.exe /C net use" > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On Mar 23, 2013, at 10:00 PM, David Kerber wrote: > > >>>>> > > > (**) Maybe this is a hint to the OP : what happens if you ignore the > > > result of the first command call, and try the same command a second > > > time ? > > > And I agree : there a bit of hocus-pocus here, but then many things > > > are, in a Windows environment. > > > > > You are not hearing me. The drives are mapped and set to reconnect at > > logon. Therefore if I reboot my machine the network drive mapping are > > in place after logging in. I *do not* try and map a drive from within > > my app. My app has full access to the network shares as soon as my app > > is up. No problem with network shares and my app ! My app needs to read > > and write to those network share to function and has no problems. > > > > I think we have a failure to communicate here. > > Mappings set to reconnect are NOT the same as having access to a share. > If you have access to the share, it is does not depending on a mapping. > The > mapping only assigns a particular drive letter to a UNC. > > Within your application, do you actually access the mappings by letter, or > by > UNC? > > > The problem is after I'm up and running, I try to run "cmd.exe /C net > > use" from within the app it does not return any mapped drives. it > > returns: > > net use > > New connections will be remembered. > > > > There are no entries in the list. > > > > We understand that. What we are trying to tell you if you want those > mappings > to appear (regardless of whether they are already mapped or not), we think > you > need to dynamically map them within your application. Otherwise, we think > you > will continue to experience the situation you describe above. > > > Again, the return above happen only when running as a service but > > works fine when tomcat starts from startup.bat in a console. Works fine > > means it returns drive letter, unc equivalent etc ... basically what > > you normally see when you have mapped network drives and run "net use" > > from cmd.exe. > > > > It make no sense I know but I'm at a loss. > > I think it makes sense (pending further information on how you actually > access the > shares from within your application) because the application is not > actually using > a mapped drive, but using its access rights from a UNC. > > > > > Thanks again > > Pat > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > > > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > > > > > > This e-mail and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee(s) named herein and may contain proprietary information. If you > are not the intended recipient of this e-mail or believe that you received > this email in error, please take immediate action to notify the sender of > the apparent error by reply e-mail; permanently delete the e-mail and any > attachments from your computer; and do not disseminate, distribute, use, or > copy this message and any attachments. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org > >