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Anil S
Anil S

Reputation: 133

WNetAddConnection2 does not work from Windows 2008 R2

I am trying to connect to a network location through my ASP.NET web application using WNetAddConnection2. Every thing works perfectly when I debug it using the ASP.NET Development Server provided along with VS2010. But when I deploy the code in a Windows Server 2008 R2 it does not place the file and throws a Win32 exception with error code 0X80004005. The application pool identity is network service and i am using a domain user account for imparsanation.

I have checked the connectivity and user name password validity using the command and it works pefectly from the server runas /netonly /user:DOMAIN\User "explorer.exe \Path"

Please also note my firewall is switched off and i dont have an antivirus running on the Windows Server 2008.

Any help is really appreciated.

I have used the sample code from How to provide user name and password when connecting to a network share

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2271

Answers (2)

Anil S
Anil S

Reputation: 133

The WNetUseConnection will work, we need to define all its structures properly. WNetUseConnection(IntPtr.Zero, nr, password, username, 0, null, null, null);

Upvotes: 1

Yahia
Yahia

Reputation: 70369

Starting with Windows Vista Windows Service behave security-wise differently and are not allowed any "desktop-related activity" (like mounting someting)...

ASP.NET runs under IIS which runs as a Service - what you try is not supported and can only be achieved by circumventing several issues with permissions etc.

Not sure what you are trying to achieve ?

Perhaps there is a different way to achieve that goal...

Upvotes: 1

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