Calvin, That sounds right. But I don't think that mapping individual drives is a scaleable solution. Like I asked before, how do people normally deal with this? Dave mentioned configuring a domain environment. I will have to read more on that. Any resources? And sorry if this is sounding WOT.
George On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 06:22:48 -0500, Calvin Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So effectively, your steps under this solution are: > > 1) Create a CFUser Account > 2) Ensure that account has sufficient privileges to the resources it needs, > such as the share on the remote server) > 3) Set the CF service to use that CFUser Account on the Login tab of the > Service properties screen > 4) If you are using MX7 and intend to index this directory using Verity, > also set the ColdFusion Search Service to use this account > 5) Test using <cfdirectory directory ="//server//share/directory/"....> > > I think that about covers it, right? > > - Calvin > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 4:31 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: drive mapping for CF to use > > > I tried googling for this, but had not success. Sorry about > > my lack of awareness of networking. How does one use the UNC > > path in say cfdirectory and specify credentials for the share? > > Well, you can't specify credentials with CFDIRECTORY. However, if CF is > running as a user with the appropriate credentials already, as it would > within a domain environment if configured to do so, you can just specify the > UNC path like you would any other filesystem path. At least, that's been my > experience with CF tags in general that access the filesystem. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:194941 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
