Bugzilla – Bug 381
Unable to Map Shared Drives to Slimserver when Run as Service
Last modified: 2008-12-18 11:54:00 UTC
Wanted to share a drive on Windows 2000 Server(Computer B) with the Slimserver on a Windows 2000Pro(Computer A) that is running as a service. Here is what I did: Computer B opened share directory completely with everyone given full permissions, and also anonymous logon. Also opened security to both type users. When trying to see the shares you still need to logon with at least one character in the user field. Then mapping the drive in Computer A as G: I go to Slimserver (as a service) and restart it. When I type in the G: drive it can't see it. When I type in the UNC name \\MATT0060\Music it still can't see it. If I shut off the service and just start up the server manually. And type in G: or the UNC then it sees it.
When slimserver runs as a service it runs as the special SYSTEM user. That user may not have access to shared volumes, depending on your setup. Check out this FAQ and let us know if it resolves your problem: <http://www.slimdevices.com/su_faq.html#troubleshooting-sharedvolume>
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