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From: "Keith Thompson" <keith_g_thompson@hotmail.com>
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Subject: RE: Problem with Apache Alias on Windows NT to mapped drive
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 13:26:24 -0500
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Sorry for that admin question! and thanks for the feedback. This is a home 
based server, so I'm running my system with Workgroups and won't be able to 
test out your suggestion.  I'll be getting a new HD soon, so won't be an 
issue for long.

Thanks!

Keith


>From: "Pete Nelson" <pete.nelson@ci.stpaul.mn.us>
>Reply-To: users@httpd.apache.org
>To: <users@httpd.apache.org>
>Subject: RE: Problem with Apache Alias on Windows NT to mapped drive
>Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 12:19:56 -0600
>
>What am I, a windows admin?
>
>Actually, I asked our windows admin about this - he said that drives
>are mapped only when a user logs in.  He did mention that IF apache
>understood UNC naming (like \\server\share), AND IF you use a Windows
>domain controler for your network (not a workgroup), AND IF you set
>Apache to run as a user on that domain, you MIGHT be able to access the
>remote share from Apache without mapping the drive.  We use Novell
>internally here, so I can't do a proper test from here.
>
>If you take the time to test this, please post your results!
>Otherwise, it might be more cost/time-effective to just buy another hard
>drive!
>
>Good luck, and thanks for an interesting discussion!
>
>--
>Pete Nelson, Web Developer
><pete.nelson@ci.stpaul.mn.us>
>http://www.ci.stpaul.mn.us/
>
> >>> keith_g_thompson@hotmail.com 03/04/02 11:36AM >>>
>Thanks for the info!  Changing the service to run as the user with the
>map
>seems to have done the trick.  This will work as a great temporary work
>
>around until I can allocate more space to the server.
>
>Do you happen to know if it's possible to have the mapped drive be
>"always
>avail" (i.e. connect immediately upon bootup) vs. just connect when I'm
>
>logged in?
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Keith
>
>
> >From: "Pete Nelson" <pete.nelson@ci.stpaul.mn.us>
> >Reply-To: users@httpd.apache.org
> >To: <users@httpd.apache.org>
> >Subject: RE: Problem with Apache Alias on Windows NT to mapped drive
> >Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 08:28:18 -0600
> >
> >Whoops!  I guess I didn't read your question thouroughly enough.
> >
> >I just tested, and it doesn't look like it works for mapped drives on
> >Win2k as is typically set up.  However, when I changed the Apache
> >service to run as 'me' (from Windows Services 'Log On As', NOT from
> >httpd.conf's User directive), then it worked.
> >
> >Mapping drives (I believe) takes place when a user logs in, so to
>have
> >Apache use a mapped drive, you must run Apache as the same user that
> >maps the drive (as before, in Windows Services . . .), and you must
>have
> >that user logged in at all times.  Otherwise, that mapped drive will
>not
> >be available.
> >
> >--
> >Pete Nelson, Web Developer
> ><pete.nelson@ci.stpaul.mn.us>
> >http://www.ci.stpaul.mn.us/
> >
> > >>> bryan.henry@mail.utexas.edu 03/04/02 08:11AM >>>
> >Pete,
> >Your responce workes for mapped drives??
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Pete Nelson [mailto:pete.nelson@ci.stpaul.mn.us]
> >Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 7:56 AM
> >To: users@httpd.apache.org
> >Subject: Re: Problem with Apache Alias on Windows NT to mapped drive
> >
> >
> >I think you're running into a fairly common problem (I recognize this
> >one personally!).  My guess is that you don't have
>options/permissions
> >set up for 'M:/', so Apache takes the default assigned to '/', which
> >is
> >usually to forbid browsing.
> >
> >You need to add a directory block to define the options/permissions
>of
> >"M:/":
> ><Directory "M:/">
> >   Options Indexes
> >   Order allow,deny
> >   Allow from all
> ></Directory>
> >
> >These may not be the permissions you want - change them to suit your
> >needs.
> >
> >--
> >Pete Nelson, Web Developer
> ><pete.nelson@ci.stpaul.mn.us>
> >http://www.ci.stpaul.mn.us/
> >
> > >>> keith_g_thompson@hotmail.com 03/01/02 04:26PM >>>
> >First, please note the following:
> >
> >I am a new apache user.  However, I've got my site running well,
>using
> >
> >various various technologies like MySQL & Perl scripting.
> >I've read the manuals.
> >I've looked in the FAQ.
> >I've searched google.com
> >I've searched a few of the archives all to no avail.
> >
> >Now, my question / issue:
> >
> >I am using Apache 1.3.23 on Windows NT 4.0 sp6a.  I am trying to use
> >the
> >Alias directive to redirect a particular link in my site to a mapped
> >drive
> >"M:/" (I don't have the space for it's contents on my current server)
> >and
> >get the following error in my error.log:
> >
> >
> >[Fri Mar 01 14:11:33 2002] [error] [client 192.168.123.100]
> >(22)Invalid
> >
> >argument: Can't open directory for index: m:/
> >
> >Web browser returns a "Forbidden" error:
> >
> >
> >You don't have permission to access /swimmer_site/pics/ on this
> >server.
> >
> >
> >
> >My httpd.conf file has a set of directives in it like this:
> >
> >
> >
> >     Alias /swimmer_site/pics/ "M:/"
> >
> >     <Directory "M:/">
> >         Options Indexes
> >         AllowOverride None
> >         Order allow,deny
> >         Allow from all
> >     </Directory>
> >
> >
> >Additional info:
> >
> >
> >M:\ is a mapped drive to a Windows XP machine on the same network who
> >has
> >provided full permissions to all users.  I can navigate through  this
> >directory fine using standard windows/dos interface (e.g. DIR cmd and
> >Network Neighborhood).
> >
> >This technique works successfully when I use Alias to map to
>different
> >local
> >drive (e.g. D:\, my CD rom).  I suspect that this may be an
>Windows/NT
> >
> >issue, but am not sure.
> >
> >Please let me know if there is another technique for achieving my
>goal
> >or
> >how to resolve the current mapping / permissions issue.
> >
> >Thank you,
> >
> >Keith Thompson
> >
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