Yes, I am testing this with my own user account (in production it will be a service account). I can access the folder directly in explorer, but not through the share.
I tried a few other options, none of them worked: 1. Run the installer as Administrator 2. Specify @Name and @Domain individually in the <User> element For now I have resorted to using a custom action to execute a "net share" command, but that seems hacky, still looking to make FileShare work as expected. Thanks, Atul -----Original Message----- From: Peter Shirtcliffe [mailto:pshirtcli...@sdl.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 6:01 AM To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Fileshare permissions Does the service account have filesystem permissions to the directory you're trying to access via the share ? -----Original Message----- From: Atul Kolhatkar [mailto:atul.kolhat...@microsoft.com] Sent: 02 August 2011 19:44 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Fileshare permissions I am trying to create a file share using Wix. Here is the fileshare fragment I'm using: <!-- Begin file shares --> <DirectoryRef Id="SharedMQStorage"> <Component Id="FileShareComponent" Guid="A89F990A-051B-494D-A958-D71A14724E10"> <CreateFolder /> <util:FileShare Name="SharedMQStorage" Id="FileShare"> <util:FileSharePermission User="ServiceAccount" Read="yes" GenericWrite="yes" Traverse="yes" CreateChild="yes" CreateFile="yes" /> </util:FileShare> </Component> </DirectoryRef> <!-- End file shares --> The user is defined as follows: <util:User Id="ServiceAccount" Name="[SERVICEACCOUNT]" /> and the value is passed in as a parameter during install. The install works without any error, and the file share gets created. I can even see the user account listed in the Sharing properties with Read/Write access. However, when I try to access it as \\localhost\SharedMQStorage<file:///\\localhost\SharedMQStorage> I get an access denied error (see attached screenshots). Any ideas what might be going wrong? Thanks, Atul SDL PLC confidential, all rights reserved. If you are not the intended recipient of this mail SDL requests and requires that you delete it without acting upon or copying any of its contents, and we further request that you advise us. SDL PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 02675207. Registered address: Globe House, Clivemont Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 7DY, UK. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
