I second this. In fact I have the reverse situation where using DBs (ODBC to either MS SQL or Access) did not require an account change for the Witango service, but rather being able to access remote hard drives, and other .bat like services did.
You might want to try doing a simple bat (with no real execution) to see if Witango can't find the bat, or if the bat can't run when executed. I agree that logging in as the account and testing the bat _should_ prove that it will work. Have you tried simply restarting everything? Robert -----Original Message----- From: Scott Cadillac [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 1:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: RE: Witango-Talk: Hi Steve, Unless I'm missing something, I don't see why you needed to change the permissions of the Witango Service if it was working fine before. The "System" Account on Windows is preferred for process like Witango. Moving your Database to another Server shouldn't force you to change the Account Witango runs under, even on Windows 2003. Most ODBC Drivers on Windows, that support remote ODBC Client connections (like SQL Server), allow you to specify a Username/Password that can be unique from the Service Account. It's the Username/Password configured for your Database Actions that talk to the ODBC Client you need to change if anything. But like I said, maybe I'm missing a piece of the scenario. Sorry if I don't have it right. Cheers... Scott Cadillac, Witango.org - http://witango.org 403-281-6090 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Information for the Witango Developer Community --------------------- XML-Extranet - http://xmlx.ca 403-281-6090 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Well-formed Development (for hire) --------------------- -----Original Message----- From: "Fogelson, Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 12:10:44 -0600 Subject: RE: Witango-Talk: RE: Witango-Talk: > I logged in at the Witango server with the new service account. I went > to > the root folder of the site and was able to execute the bat file with > no > problems. So I would think that my permissions are set ok. > > The bat file is located in the root directory. > > The External action is as follows: > > Type: Command Line > Command: <@webroot>dir.bat > Environment Variables: Name - PATH1, Value - <@var method$file_name> > > This worked fine before I changed the "Log On As" account for Witango. > I > could change it back, but I would not be able to use a separate DB > server, > so I would like to work through this if possible. > > Thanks > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben Johansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 10:46 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Witango-Talk: RE: Witango-Talk: > > > I think it has to be called using something like > > Cmd dir.bat > Or > Command dir.bat > > Trying to remember exact :-b > > > > > Ben Johansen - http://www.pcforge.com > Authorized Witango & MDaemon Reseller > Available for Witango Developement > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fogelson, Steve [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 11:18 AM > To: Witango User Group (E-mail) > Subject: Witango-Talk: > > Witango version 5, Win 2003 Web Edition > Hi, > > I been working on this problem for 2 days and can't find the solution. > I > changed the "Log On As" account for Witango from "Local System Account" > to a > new account, so that I could locate my databases on a different server. > I > gave Full Control permissions to root directory of the site, wiis.dll > in > the > scripts directory, Witango folder under the Program Files folder. I > located > the DB's on another server, set permissions for the new account, and > changed > the ODBC connections. Everything works great except for one thing: > > When I use External actions, it is having trouble. The External actions > are > not referencing anything on the DB server. I have even reduced the .bat > file > the External action references to just a dir *.* > > I am getting the following error: > > [Application File] [47] /listingimages.tcf > [External Action] [47] call_identify > [Query] [48] C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\CatSite\dir.bat; Parameters: > PATH1=C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\CatSite\Sites\upnorth\Image\catimages\BuckKit. > j > pg; > [External Action] [48] Forking process > [Error] [48] -101 General error during data source operation. > [Error] [48] -101 General error during data source operation. > [External Action] [48] Complete > Any ideas?? > > Thanks > > Steve Fogelson > Internet Commerce Solutions > _______________________________________________________________________ > _ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > _ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf > _______________________________________________________________________ > _ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Go to http://www.witango.com/developer/maillist.taf
