CFFILE failure to save to mapped or network drive

[caitano]

Hi,
I'm not sure if this a Coldfusion Problem or a network admin one. I seem to be able to use
CFFILE to create a file on any of my local directories but when I try to create a file on a shared or network directory I get the following error:
Unable to copy file 'c:\savetest1.txt' to path '\\XXX\X\savetest1.txt'. Error: Access is denied. (error 5).
I am able to perform this operation through explorer so I'm not sure what the problem is
any help would be gratefully appreciated
Thanks,

 

[JHoarty]

What NT permissions exist on the target directory? I think user System needs write permissions (at least). I suppose it's really the account that Cold Fusion starts under. And I think the target drive needs to be mapped, so that you can use an absolute path, without the UNC slashes. John Hoarty
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[caitano]

Hi,

i've tried mapping the drive but with the same problem

Unable to copy file 'c:\savetest1.txt' to path 'f:\savetest1.txt'. Error: Access is denied. (error 5).

the workstation i'm tring to save to has permisions for everyone to have full control, and i am able to edit, save and delete files over the network to this machine.
could it be because the machine has not got a web sharing properties set,
thanks

 

[JHoarty]

Okay, I think it has nothing to do with web sharing. And in fact, I think now that you CAN write to a network share. What about checking the permissions at the share level (as opposed to the NT level permissions)? I would bet dollars to donuts that the share is restricted in some way. Again, user system will likely need share-level write access to that drive. John Hoarty
jhoarty@quickestore.com

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[caitano]

Is there any configuration issues with CF administrator which i have to look into, as if i go into admin and go to mapping and then browse server, i only get the physical drives on my machine rather than any shared drives.

 

[JHoarty]

Other than having CFFILE enabled, no. What about those share permissions? John Hoarty
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