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Since: Jul 23, 2008
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:31 pm
Post subject: Getting services to see 'subst' drives
Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windowsxp>security_admin (more info?)
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I need a service running on an XP Pro SP3 box to access a drive letter which
is created using subst. However I can't find any way to set this up; I think
subst setups are limited to the session they're created in, is that right?
I've tried putting the command in HKLM Run, boot time scheduled task, logon
time scheduled task, and setting the service to run as my user account &
trying an HKCU Run task, but none of that seems to get executed/affect the
session created for the service.
I've also tried sharing the folder on the network and setting a persistant
connection to it instead of using subst, but that didn't work either.
Any advice? If it's not possible, i.e. there's no way to set up the
environment in which a service runs, I guess I'll just create an extra
partition and name it properly instead of using subst...
Thanks in advance,
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Since: Aug 08, 2007
Posts: 131
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:38 am
Post subject: RE: Getting services to see 'subst' drives [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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http://www.howtofixcomputers.com/forums/xp-networking/subst-no-longer-...ks-did-
I like they way they say "was done for security reasons" :-/
Um, yes, so it's the reason we now have to use automatic logon on 2003
servers, so that processes which need LAN access can run under a single
common useraccount instead of as services? Improved security?
Not.
"Andrew McDonald" wrote:
> I need a service running on an XP Pro SP3 box to access a drive letter which
> is created using subst. However I can't find any way to set this up; I think
> subst setups are limited to the session they're created in, is that right?
> I've tried putting the command in HKLM Run, boot time scheduled task, logon
> time scheduled task, and setting the service to run as my user account &
> trying an HKCU Run task, but none of that seems to get executed/affect the
> session created for the service.
>
> I've also tried sharing the folder on the network and setting a persistant
> connection to it instead of using subst, but that didn't work either.
>
> Any advice? If it's not possible, i.e. there's no way to set up the
> environment in which a service runs, I guess I'll just create an extra
> partition and name it properly instead of using subst...
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Andy
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Since: Jul 23, 2008
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:18 pm
Post subject: Re: Getting services to see 'subst' drives [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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Thanks for the link. The annoying thing isn't that it's per-user (since I
could set the service to run as my account instead of the system), but that
it doesn't persist between sessions for that user and there's no way to set
it up for the service's session.
We'll probably just go for the repartitioning...
--
Andy
"Anteaus" wrote...
> http://www.howtofixcomputers.com/forums/xp-networking/subst-no-longer-...ks-did-
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> I like they way they say "was done for security reasons" :-/
>
> Um, yes, so it's the reason we now have to use automatic logon on 2003
> servers, so that processes which need LAN access can run under a single
> common useraccount instead of as services? Improved security?
>
> Not.
>
>
> "Andrew McDonald" wrote:
>
>> I need a service running on an XP Pro SP3 box to access a drive letter
>> which is created using subst. However I can't find any way to set this
>> up; I think subst setups are limited to the session they're created in,
>> is that right? I've tried putting the command in HKLM Run, boot time
>> scheduled task, logon time scheduled task, and setting the service to run
>> as my user account & trying an HKCU Run task, but none of that seems to
>> get executed/affect the session created for the service.
>>
>> I've also tried sharing the folder on the network and setting a
>> persistant connection to it instead of using subst, but that didn't work
>> either.
>>
>> Any advice? If it's not possible, i.e. there's no way to set up the
>> environment in which a service runs, I guess I'll just create an extra
>> partition and name it properly instead of using subst...
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Andy >> Stay informed about: Getting services to see 'subst' drives |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:41 pm
Post subject: Re: Getting services to see 'subst' drives [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Yep, partitioning is likely your best option.
The alternative is as we do, to run the processes under an auto-logon
useraccount. Disadvantage is that it dictates which account must be running,
and it must not be changed of logged-off. Though, you can lock the account's
desktop once it's running.
Might be worth adding that although it is possible to change the credentials
that a service runs under to those of a logged-on user, doing so creates a
separate instance of that account from the one on the desktop, so in most
cases doesn't solve the problem.
"Andrew McDonald" wrote:
> Thanks for the link. The annoying thing isn't that it's per-user (since I
> could set the service to run as my account instead of the system), but that
> it doesn't persist between sessions for that user and there's no way to set
> it up for the service's session.
>
> We'll probably just go for the repartitioning...
> >> Stay informed about: Getting services to see 'subst' drives |
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