win32utils devel - Apr 2009 - [ win32utils-Support Requests-21110 ] Having problems creating junction on mounted network folder

Support Requests item #21110, was opened at 2008-07-07 17:50
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Category: win32-dir
Group: v1.0 (example)
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 3
Submitted By: Nobody (None)
Assigned to: Nobody (None)
Summary: Having problems creating junction on mounted network folder

Initial Comment:
Hey guys,
  I''m getting a permission denied error when trying to create a
junction on a network folder that I have mounted.. I can stop the code right
before the DeviceIoControl call (inside Dir.create_junction) and everything
seems good (link has been created as a directory and filehandle is still open)..
but then I get a:
   dir.rb:120:in `create_junction'': DeviceIoControl() failed: Access is
denied.
   (RuntimeError)
        from dir.rb:167

I''m using VERSION = ''0.3.2'' of dir.rb

The code works fine on my local disk, so there is something different about the
network permissions.. Do you guys have any advice?

Thanks!
-Blair

BTW: I found that if you switch the order of the closing filehandle and removing
directory it will remove the directory (which was going to be a link)..

dir.rb: 116
      unless bool
         error = ''DeviceIoControl() failed: '' + get_last_error
         CloseHandle(handle)        
         RemoveDirectory(to)
         raise error
      end


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Comment By: Chris Roby (croby)
Date: 2009-04-21 12:44

Message:
I''m having this problem also - I have permissions on the network folder
as I''m creating directories and copying folders, but I''m
getting an ''Access is denied'' error when trying to create a
junction (in a piece of the file system i''ve been copying into and
creating folders on).

Are there specific restrictions around create_junction and permissions? 

Thanks!

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Comment By: Daniel Berger (djberg96)
Date: 2008-07-07 20:49

Message:
Hi,

Hm, I''m not sure right off. Are you able to create a regular folder on
the network folder without issue?

Thanks,

Dan

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