How can I mount a shared fold at startup or automatic; no login?

[GNoter]

We've a Windows 2003 server; 2 of them in a webfarm (network load balanced, or NLBs).

We have a 3rd server which has an Access database to which the NLBs need access to.

Is there any way to "mount" a shared folder on the 3rd server (\\Server3\MSAc cess\) as a specific lettered drive when the sever starts up (vs having to log on)?

Also, how would one set it up to ensure the folder remains mounted (a scheduled task..??)?

Thx,

Gary Noter

[GNoter]

Here's more info:

I'm using ASP.NET v1.1, using a standard OLEDb connection (referencing the database by path [see code below]).

From the ASP.NET v1.1 "web.config " file (I'll refer to this as ConnectStringA)

 <appSettings>
    <add key="strConnectAccess" value="Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=\\Server3\MSAccess\DatabaseFile.mdb"/>
</appSettings>

actual "connect" code:
... I'm pausing here.
I went to go look at the connection code and there is a direct inline connection string to another database which appears to not be failing:
\\Server3\C$\MS Access\LogError .mdb
--> I'll refer to this as ConnectStringB,

The difference between ConnectStringA and ConnectStringB is that ConnectStringA assumes a shared folder, whereas ConnectStringB goes direct, as it includes the "\C$" element.

Well, I added the "\C$" to ConnectStringA, (now "\Server3\C$\MS Access\Database File.mdb") and it still fails.


Yes, I would agree there is some sort of permissions error. The database is set for Shared, not Exclusive.

Here is my "connect" code (modified to protect a client's database)

    Sub btnlogin_click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        Dim conpw As OleDb.OleDbConnection
        Dim cmdpw As OleDb.OleDbCommand
        Dim strsql As String

        Dim dappw As OleDb.OleDbDataAdapter
        Dim dstpw As DataSet
        Dim rowpw As DataRow
        Dim bldpw As OleDb.OleDbCommandBuilder
        Dim inti As Integer
        Dim rdrpw As OleDb.OleDbDataReader

        Dim xx As String
        Dim yy As String
        Dim strmsg As String
        Dim strcounties As String
        Dim lngposition As Long
        Dim strIsCSR As String

        If txtIsCSR.Checked = "True" Then
            Session.Contents("IsUser2") = "True"
            Session.Contents("userName2") = txtUserName.Value
            Session.Contents("userPass2") = txtPassword.Value
            Response.Redirect("user2Logon.aspx")
        End If

        lngposition = InStr(txtPassword.Value, "'")
        If lngposition > 0 Then
            Response.Redirect("loginError.aspx")
        End If


        conpw = New OleDb.OleDbConnection(ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings("strConnectAccess"))
        conpw.Open()


        strsql = "SELECT * " & _
        "FROM [ User] " & _
        " WHERE ( ([ User]].UserName = '" & txtUserName.Value & "') AND ([ User].password = '" & txtPassword.Value & "') )  "

        cmdpw = New OleDb.OleDbCommand(strsql, conpw)
        rdrpw = cmdpw.executereader

        xx = 0
        While rdrpw.read
            xx = xx + 1
            strmsg = rdrpw.item("userID") + rdrpw.item("userName")
            strcounties = strcounties + strmsg
        End While

        conpw.close()

        If xx > 0 Then
            Session.Contents("counties") = txtMemberid.Value
            Response.Redirect("Here.aspx")
        Else
            If Len(Trim(Session.Contents("logintrys"))) = 0 Then
                Session.Contents("logintrys") = 0
            End If
            ctry = (Session.Contents("logintrys"))
            ltrys = CInt(ctry) + 1
            If ltrys > 6 Then
                Response.Redirect("lockout.aspx")
            End If
            ctry = CStr(ltrys)
            Session.Contents("logintrys") = ctry
            Response.Redirect("loginError.aspx")
        End If

    End Sub

So, in all, this error [below] is occuring, it does point to "permission s" of some kind. Thing is, how to I "connect" from a webfarm not on a domain to a server (Server3) which is on a domain?
The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot open the file '\\Server3\C$\M SAccessDBs\Data base.mdb'. It is already opened exclusively by another user, or you need permission to view its data.

[Cyberdyne]

Try sharing the folder instead and giving that particular username rights to read and write the msdatabase folder and then in the code use

\\Server3\Share name\Database.m db

See if that works, good luck.

Cyber