5.0.40 doesn't share NW drives - this is a BAD doc!

General discussion about the media server. Feature requests. Hints, tips and tricks.
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5.0.40 doesn't share NW drives - this is a BAD doc!

Post by falkb » Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:42 pm

My Media files are all on shared drives, but the server doesn't index it or show it on the Streaming client or the Admin GUI etc.

I also changed the account the service is using to a user that can read and map the NW drives. Does the server need read write access? If yes WHY? I also tried with read write access and i didn't help!

It ony shares files that are on local hard drives.

I tested Nero Media Home also and they do not allow you to share any NW drive, so i did not yet find any alternative to TwonkyMedia as Tversity is very buggy.

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Now i figured it out the service must run under the account it has access to the folders and this cannot be mapped drives they have to be direct NW-Links like: \\SERVERNAME\SHARENAME

Now it is working... :mrgreen:

But why can't anybody document this i a way users can fiit brfore the trial time end and without wasting hours of testing it out.

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