Re: Upload/Download Files on Network File Server

From: Tom Kaminski [MVP] ((A_at_T))
Date: 11/19/04

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    "Matt Hamilton" <MattHamilton@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:8DAB3021-78B7-45B6-A1B3-FBCB9057D740@microsoft.com...
    > I was hoping that someone can give me step-by-step instructions to fix the
    > following:
    >
    > We would like our ASP.NET application to utilize a central file server for
    > uploads and downloads. I have tried creating a virtual directory to the
    > external file server on the web server and just referencing the virtual
    > directory when setting a hyperlink to download a file and everything seems
    to
    > work well until I attempt to implement an HTTPHandler (to secure non-asp
    file
    > types). I continue to receive an error that states "Failed to start
    > monitoring file changes" whenever I click a hyperlink to a file on the
    file
    > server. This is not an issue when the files are local to the web server
    (i.e.
    > the handler does work correctly). I know this has to be a security issue,
    but
    > I have tried everything I know to try. Thanks for any help offered.

    Most likely because the local ASPNET account on the server does not have
    NTFS permissions to the file server. Create an identical local account on
    the file server (same password too) and give it NTFS change permissions to
    the files/folders.

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