File adapter write to network drive fails

Hi all,
I have a problem using the FIle adapter. The situation is as follows:
- SOA Suite 10.1.3.5.0. installed on Windows
- SOA Suite runs under windows user soaadmin, a user with local admin rights.
- A network share is mapped as a network drive on a remote (windows) server, assigned drive letter 'T'.
- user soaadmin is added to a user group on the remote server that has local admin rights on the remote server.
- In my BPEL process, the file adapter is configured to write files to 'T' drive.
- At runtime, ORABPEL-11054 occurs: Directory cannot be created successfully. Directory: T:/ cannot be created successfully.
- If I configure the file adapter to write to 'C' drive all functions well.
- From the windows explorer, user soaadmin can create files on 'T' successfully soa apparently has the right privileges on 'T'.
Any clue as to what may be wrong?
Thanks in advance,
Regards Rob

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