On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Jeff Trawick <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, all! Does this look reasonable? > > Index: platform/windows.xml > =================================================================== > --- platform/windows.xml (revision 1041847) > +++ platform/windows.xml (working copy) > @@ -757,4 +757,33 @@ > 80 to attempt to bypass firewall issues.</p> > </section> > > + <section id="windrivemap"> > + <title>Configuring Access to Network Resources</title> > + > + <p>Access to files over the network can be specified using two > + mechanisms provided by Windows:</p> > + > + <dl> > + <dt>Mapped drive letters</dt> > + <dd>e.g., <code>Alias /images/ Z:/</code></dd> > + > + <dt>UNC paths</dt> > + <dd>e.g., <code>Alias /images/ //imagehost/www/images/</code></dd> > + </dl> > + > + <p>Mapped drive letters allow the administrator to maintain the > + mapping to a specific machine and path outside of the Apache httpd > + configuration. However, these mappings are associated only with > + interactive sessions and are not directly available to Apache httpd > + when it is started as a service. <strong>Use only UNC paths for > + network resources in httpd.conf</strong> so that the resources can > + be accessed consistently regardless of how Apache httpd is started. > + (Arcane and error prone procedures may work around the restriction > + on mapped drive letters, but this is not recommended.)</p> > + > + <p>When running Apache httpd as a service, you must create a > + separate account in order to access network resources, as described > + above.</p> > + </section> > + > </manualpage> >
Would be nice to have the non-intuitive <Directory //imagehost/...> as well in the example. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
