UNC Paths

Is it possible to publish links in the wiki that go to a file or folder on the network? I would like to link to files on the network that everyone has access to instead of uploading it to the X-Serve. Is there a way to do this? I tried using the UNC path but it didn't work because the wiki prefaced it with http:// and the name of the server. Then I tried the IP address but that didn't work either.
Any ideas?

OS X doesn't support UNC paths. In the windows world, a UNC path, \\servername\sharename, will automatically use SMB as the connection protocol. With OS X you have to specify the protocol as with any other URL. So \\servername\sharename becomes smb://servername/sharename, or if it's an apple server, afp://servername/sharename.

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Full path and filename in wwv_flow_files after upload from UNC path in IE

I have a page with a file browse item. After page submit I move the file from wwv_flow_files to another table.
Normally the column wwv_flow_files.filename only contains the filename. However, when using IE9 and selecting a file from an UNC path the column contains the full path+filename.
Does anybody have an idea what happens here?
How can I make sure I only get the filename?
Using Apex 4.02.007
Edited by: Rene W. on Feb 28, 2013 6:39 AM

Rene W. wrote:
I have a page with a file browse item. After page submit I move the file from wwv_flow_files to another table.
Normally the column wwv_flow_files.filename only contains the filename. However, when using IE9 and selecting a file from an UNC path the column contains the full path+filename.
Does anybody have an idea what happens here?
How can I make sure I only get the filename?For security/privacy reasons recent versions of browsers by default do not send local file path information from File Browse items to the server, nor expose the file path in the control's JavaScript methods. Firefox, Safari and Chrome only provide the filename. IE6 & IE7 still yield the path in Windows format. IE8+ and Opera have adopted an irritating approach of replacing the path with a wholly imaginary "C:\fakepath\"—and this monstrosity has sadly had to be enshrined in the HTML spec. A reasonably compatible way to strip the path in JS is provided there, or you should be able to do it fairly easily in PL/SQL when moving the file.
The fact you are getting the full path suggests that the IE security config setting "Include local directory path when uploading files" (or IE9 equivalent) is used in your browser/environment to enable the path to be exposed in IE. This may be necessary to support dismal legacy applications. Consult whoever is responsible for browser security configuration at your site to see why/if this setting is necessary.

Creating a symlink directory on a network share to a path below a mapped drive letter, local path, or UNC path does not work

Am I correct in assuming I can not create a `symlinkd` to a network share, local path, or a UNC path on a network share that will be accessible by clients?
###Mapped drive letters don't work:
1) navigate to a network share:
pushd \\windows2008server\share\
2) make a hardlink:
mklink /d test_sharedir t:\directory\
dir .\test_sharedir
#Directory of Z:\test_sharedir
#File Not Found
UNC paths don't work:
1) navigate to a network share:
pushd \\windows2008server\share\
2) make a symlink:
mklink /d test_dirunc \\windows2008server\share
dir .\test_dirunc
#Directory of Z:\test_dirunc
#File Not Found
I can create a functional `symlinkd` on a local drive to a mapped drive letter or a UNC path.
Are my assumptions above correct?
We are in the middle of a migration and have created two symlinkd to UNC paths for shared DLLs, one below c:\windows\system32\ (directing to a share containing 64-bit DLLs) and one below c:\windows\syswow64 (directing to a share containing 32-bit DLLs).
On the file server, we have had a path to 32-bit DLLs (from Windows 7 clients: s:\dll\). I am attempting to rename this directory so that it is accessible via "s:\dll32\" and would like to create a symlinkd that links "s:\dll" to
"s:\dll32" [again where S: is a mapped drive on a Windows 2008 server]. How do I do this?
Thanks,
Matt

Hello Mandy,
The link you sent me is for Netapp CIFS server daemon contained within DataOnTap (the Netapp OS) to follow symlinks. I am inquiring about the Microsoft products Windows Server and Windows 7.
To gain a better understanding of the Microsoft Windows Server and client (Windows) CIFS stacks and interaction of the stacks, I have referred to Figure 6 "Server Message Block Server Model" within the following (albeit older) document: http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/8/0/2800a518-7ac6-4aac-bd85-74d2c52e1ec6/tuning.doc
You will see the following:
I assume that the Windows Server CIFS server service must be "smart enough" to determine that a CIFS client is attempting access to a SYMLINKD and actually fill the request by following the SYMLINKD. The CIFS server service does not appear
to operate like this.
1) Am I correct in my assumption that the CIFS client (redirector) and the CIFS server (server) do not following symbolic links (whether they be file or directory)?
2) If not, how do I submit a feature request for this so that it can be reviewed and approved or not approved for inclusion/hotfix release?
Thanks for your time,
Matt Brown
[UPDATE]
Note that you can use a `directory junction` instead of using a SYMLINKD, to link to LOCAL resources (source). However, `directory junctions` do not allow access to resources over UNC.

Intermittent loss of UNC path access on Windows Server 2012

Hi All,
I hope someone can help with a major headache we've been having on two Windows Server 2012 boxes since September this year. Basically, these servers will intermittently lose the ability to browse network shares from windows explorer and the only way we have
found to resolve this is to reboot. When the issue happens, we can't even log into the server as it sits at 'applying user settings' - presumably as it is failing to access the netlogon share on our DCs. If we have an active RDP session when the issue occurs,
we can connect. In this instance we see that if you enter a UNC path in Windows explorer and hit enter, nothing happens - no error messages or anything. The only way I can get any response is when trying to access the IPC$ share on another server, which gives
the following response:
\\server\ipc$ is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this resource, Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.
The parameter is incorrect.
Everything looks right from a physical network perspective, as we can ping from the affected servers and DNS queries are working fine. I can even run net view from powershell and see the local servers and shares on these, however any attempt to access shares
just hangs the powershell session.
If I look in the SMBClient event logs, I can see entries like the following:
Event ID 30805
The client lost its session to the server.
Error: The transport connection is now disconnected.
This is made worse by the fact that when this issue happens, we can't even cleanly reboot the server (it just hangs) and have to perform a cold boot.
The firewall has been turned off and we have taken off our antivirus software to eliminate it as a possible cause. We have even rebuilt one of these servers on a clean install of 2012 R2, but the issue re-appeared. We have also tried using different NIC
drivers (Broadcom NICs installed) to no avail. We have also tried disabling IPv6.
We have logged a ticket with Microsoft support, who have come back telling us that this could be related to a known bug with DFS in 2012 for which a fix is being tested prior to release in a few weeks. However, I can't sit around on my hands until then on
the off chance that this fix will resolve our problem. These servers are hosting our production Lync 2013 front end service and when this issue occurs it breaks the address book search and response group services, so this issue is of critical importance for
us to get resolved asap.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Hi,
That's right, if you hit enter absolutely nothing happens, no error messages. It makes no difference if I try name or IP address - even trying \\localhost doesn't work. A few minutes later after trying, an entry appears in the SMBClient event logs as mentioned
in my original post. To me it looks like something deep within the networking operations of the OS is randomly breaking. Also, if I try to browse the network from Windows explorer, it just hangs. When I try to restart the workstation service, it just gets
permanently stuck in a stopping state and the server has to be cold booted. Once it boots up, everything is working fine again....until the next time. There is absolutely nothing appearing in the application or system event logs indicating the root cause.
I've checked and DNS resolution is working OK and I can telnet to other hosts on all the required ports.
I had originally thought it might be related to the Broadcom NICs as we've had issues with them in the past, but we switched over to use the 2012 inbox driver for them and the same issue happens. I should also mention that one server is a blade and the other
a rackmount box. Dell support have run full diagnostics on both and have come up clean, so it doesn't appear to be a hardware issue. The even more baffling thing is that we have a third server with identical spec and config that does not have the problem.
The only difference with this third server is that it is not part of a Lync pool pairing using DFS and sits in a remote location on a different LAN.
I had thought of trying to drop back to use SMB1 by disabling SMB2 and 3, but I'm not sure if this would adversely affect any other services.
This one really has me stumped.

Acrobat Reader XI fail to open file from unc path "Access Denied"

Hi,
When we try to open a pdf file from an unc path by double-click on it there is an error message : "There was error opening this files. Access Denied"
If we do "File -> Open" the file open correctly. Same if we copy the file localy.
After looking around Internet and other thread Acrobat Reader X got the same problem but seemed to be resolved with an update.
If we desable "Enable Protected Mode at startup" the file open correctly (it is not a solution).
Does anyone have a solution to this problem ?
OS : Windows XP SP3
Acrobat Reader : 11.0.2
Regards,

I have also seen this occur with one user's computer. Another user with similar privileges and software setup does not exhibit the same issue however. Would love Adobe to investigate and address this issue.

Creating a directory on a remote machine using a UNC path

Hi all,
Is it possible to create a directory on a remote machine using a UNC path such as \\Server\Share\Directory?
If so, how would i go about this? (Sorry for the newbie question, that's exactly what I am!)
Thanks,
Rob

The tables on your pages are images. Not very convenient if the visitor wants to copy the information and use it.
Read this how to use tables :
http://www.wyodor.net/blog/archives/2010/01/entry_297.html
http://www.wyodor.net/blog/archives/2010/01/entry_298.html
Samples :
http://www.wyodor.net/mfi/Maaskant/Seabreeze.html
http://www.wyodor.net/mfi/Maaskant/Experiment.html
http://www.wyodor.net/mfi/roodhout/Prices.html
And here's a non-iWeb page with a sortable table :
http://www.wyodor.net/htmlegg/TallCard/TallAjax.html?pg=tablesorter
Or use a database on the server with MySQL and make tables with PHP :
http://www.google.com/search?q=create+html+table+with+data+from+mysql+database
Here's a very simple way to do it :
http://home.wyodor.net/w3school

Can't add own application to RemoteApps - "You must specify a file from the RD Session Host server SERVERNAME by using the UNC path....

Hi, there
I'm not really pro- at RDS in server 2012 (r1), but I have a problem and don't find anything suitable on internet:
I'm trying to publish one of my own, unlisted programs to rdweb, but it keeps saying "You must specify a file from the RD Session Host server SERVERNAME by using the UNC path...."
1) I provided the path in the unc name - when I click "Add.." then i browse the the .exe file via network share, not via local path. So that should be OK
2) Firewall is turned off and eventhough the exeptions are enabled, both of then, checked
What else should I do to make this work?

Okej, I found the sollution:
You have to specify the path like \\hostname\drive_letter$\path-to-the-program.
I was doing wrong because i wrote it like \\hostname\ShareName\path-to-the-program.
I was misleded because the wizard wants me to find the program by clicking, and not by entring the path manualy.

How do I create an installer for my project that allows for variable data entry like a server unc path?

Hello All,
I have a questions and a few hours of scouring the internet hasn't brought me much closer to an answer.
Here's what I want to do. I have created a visual c# wpf application. I want to have an installer that during install time will have a text box or something where I can enter a server path as a string. Basically my application needs to know where to look
for a server unc path \\server\somesharedfolder that it will be accessing primarily for its work. Secondly, how do I reference said information from within my code.
I have come across application/user scoped settings, which appears to be what I'm looking for. However I can't find a way to have the installer prompt for a value "Server Path:" __________ that I could type into during installation. So far it appears
the only way would be to edit the config.deploy file before running the installer, which isn't a big deal but you'd think there'd be an easy way to take in variables during install.
EDIT: Apparently I can't edit the config.deploy file as I get an error message about the hash not matching.
Thanks for your help!
Lance

Hello,
The forums I found confusing, didn't know the best place to put this question so I put it here.
I have found the answer over at stackoverflow and will detail here for anyone who may stumble across the same problem.
The problem is ClickOnce seemingly doesn't support this feature. Installshield LE either doesn't or does but its incredibly too complicated if all you need is one variable passed to the registry during installation. And it seems the words used for googling
this particular problem will never lead you to the solution.
So here's how to do it (we will be first adding the Visual Studio Installer Add-on to restore original installer project functionality):
1) Inside of visual studio 2013 go to Tools -> Extensions and Updates
2) On the left-hand side click on Online -> Visual Studio Gallery
3) In the upper-right search box search for "Visual Studio Installer"
4) Download the extension labeled "Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Projects"
5) Install, then open a new project under Templates -> Other Project Templates -> Visual Studio Installer -> Setup Project
6) Now for the gold. In the solution explorer there are icons in a bar just below its title bar, highlight till you see "User Interface Setup" and open it.
7) Now you can right click on Start, Progress, End etc any Category heading and hit Add Dialog.
8) From here for my purposes, I used TextBoxes A
9) Once you add it, click on it and observe its properties window. You will see Label, Property, and Value. Make a note of the property name as it will be used to store the data directly into the registry. *Note: there appears to be no way to perform data
validation using the built in textbox dialogs, users can enter whatever they want and move on.
10) Go to the registry editor on the same icon bar under solution explorer.
11) Specify your registry folder, make a new value (I used string) and name it whatever you like. In the value section enter the property label formatted as such [EDITA1] depending on your value.
12) Now when you run the installer for your project, it will take data into that field and place it into the registry provided it has access to that key with the permissions you run the program under.

Passing UNC path as parameter in URL

Hello All,
I used the application creation wizard (APEX 3.1) to create an application (report + form) based on a table who's primary key is a UNC path to an image (\\servername\folder\image.tiff). The report page (page 1) has a link to the form where users can edit information for the record (page 2). Unfortunately, every time I click on a record's link, page 2 comes up with "No data found."
I know this has to do with the fact that the data I'm passing has backslashes ("\") and they're not being escaped properly. The branch properties show the target as "Page in this Application" where the UNC path is being passed to an item on page two that is hidden and protected.
I've tried a few different things to try and work around this problem:
1.) In my main query, selected another field based on the original UNC Path, but with the backslashes replaced with pipes ('|'). I then have a process on page 2 at the "on load" point before the fetch row that converts it back to backslashes. This works so far as pulling the correct record onto page two, but whenever I update anything the update statement is still looking for the UNC with pipes rather than the backslashes. I'm assuming because the item that I'm sending the value to is hidden and protected, that any HTML on that page won't be able to alter that value, so the pipes aren't being replaced with the backslashes.
2.) I also tried using a javascript:window.document.location.href... function and adding extra backslashes in the UNC path to escape the original ones, but this didn't work.
I was wondering if anyone had any other suggestions on how to pass this value without changing the item to unprotected.
Thank you,
Teddy

Teddy,
No bother at all. A long time ago, perhaps in version 1.6, we added the feature that allows "item values" containing commas to be passed in the "f?p" URL. As you know, the comma is the token that separates item values (if there is more than one). But it was becoming increasingly common for developers to need to allow that character as part of an item value. This was implemented such that if an item value starts and ends with a backslash then we would treat any comma between the two as part of the item value and not as a "separator" character.
When you tried to pass the UNC path as an item value, because this started with a backslash, the parser treated it as the beginning of a backslash-enclosed value. Failing to find a closing backslash, it yielded undesirable results and discarded the first backslash, and perhaps more.
In other words, it's a bug that what you tried did not work. But the solution is straightforward so I'm going to leave it at that, if you agree.
Scott

SharePoint 2013 Media Player using UNC path directly without using a Website in IIS (either out of the box or custom player using javascript only)

Hi,
There isn't much info on this and I am hoping its possible.
I have come across the following article which explains how we can setup SharePoint 2013 Asset Library using video links using a website in IIS that is mapped to a UNC path.
http://stevemannspath.blogspot.com.au/2012/12/sharepoint-2013-videos-in-sharepoint.html
This is great. However we have an issue where I work and I need somehow to get SharePoint mediaplayer to point to a video directly using the UNC path like :- \\WINSP13\TempVideos\NTV_Carr_Indig.wmv without the use of a website in IIS.
I understand that we won't be able to stream the video then thats ok.
when trying to add a video link to an asset library using the UNC path, we get the following error: We don't support
playing a video of that format from a file share.
Is there a way or a workaround to do this? we are using only javascript to do this (AngularJS or any custom Javascript player such as MediaElement)
Thanks
Kind Regards,
Will

From a SharePoint architecture perspective, this is a BAD design, since you are rerouting the communications (from the client to the UNC) away from and outside of SharePoint... as a result, SP cannot provide any level of guarantee about the ability for videos
to play on the client machine.
Secondarily, I'm not sure that the browser will let you pull resources from such different locations (doing so has been the root of several type of attacks, such as "Cross Site Scripting").
That said (and assuming the browser lets you), you can always use JS to handle creating the video player HTML and setting the UNC location... instead of using a site asset library to store the links, just create a list for the videos
Scott Brickey
MCTS, MCPD, MCITP
www.sbrickey.com
Strategic Data Systems - for all your SharePoint needs

Unable to launch Litetouch.vbs (LiteTouch.wsf) from UNC path - A connection to the Deploayment Share Could not be made

I am having a difficult time figuring out this issue. Here is the back story. The particular deployment share is not used in the traditional sense of deploying OS images. Instead, it is only used in deploying applications. I actually have three shares that
do this catered to three different clientele groups; IT, teachers and students.
I have these shares set up so that the Litetouch.vbs is used as a login script and tied to specific AD accounts. When launched, it goes through the normal MDT gathering process and eventually shows a list of applications to select to install.
And this has and still is working perfectly for several years with both wired and wireless computers, until recently.
My issue, I'm afraid, is with the new Intel Dual Band 7260 wireless cards/drivers (both N7260 and AC7260. The reason I suspect this is because any other desktop or laptop will launch the VBScript just fine and bring up the list of software like it has always
done. However, if I UNC to the share and try to manually run LiteTouch.vbs, I get the "A connection to the deployment share cannot be made. Connection OK. Possible cause: Invalid credentials." That's right. I can UNC to the shares all day long, but
when launching the LiteTouch.vbs or LiteTouch.wsf scripts, I always get the above error. So the wireless is working, in a way. Just not the way I need it to. I've tried different versions of drivers all with the same error. I've launched other VBScripts that
I've wrote from UNC paths and they run fine.
I am using a Domain Admin account to connect back to the deployment share through MDT. My account is a domain admin account. The share permissions are full control for Everyone and Domain Admins. The folder permissions are Read Only for Everyone and Full
Control for Domain Admins. Like I stated, this works fine on any other system.
When I look at the BDD.log file, sometimes I don't see anything, but most of the time I see the line "No physical adapters present. Cannot deploy over wireless." Which, in my case, is not true because I can use any other laptop with older
Intel wireless cards, Broadcom, Atheros or whatever and it works perfectly. And, if I hardwire the offending laptops and use Ethernet instead of wireless, I can launch the VBScript and proceed just fine.
I guess my question is, is there a way to force MDT to use any network connection, whether it's wired or wireless to deploy anything. In my case, it would be software.
We use this option as a way for students in our high schools to be able to log in with a special account and install specific software they may need for a class. It is easier to have them do it this way than to try and install different software for
different classes on a total of 4000 laptops.
I am currently running Windows Server 2012 R2 with MDT 2013. The laptops are running Windows 7 SP1 x64 Enterprise and Windows 8.1.1 Enterprise.
Any help or ideas anyone has to offer would be greatly appreciated.
~Mike

I understand that you got MDT to work on other adapters, and I understand that some people dislike the AC series.
However...
I must strongly disagree with your conclusion:
the Intel 7260 cards just will not work for this scenario. Any other wireless card works
perfectly fine...
As designed, MDT is coded to block Wireless deployment scenarios. However, the algorithm used to determine if a network adapter is wired vs wireless is highly flawed, it will check the description (caption) of the network adapter and search for the string:
"Wireless". And if I recall, it is difficult to determine Wireless vs Wired within a VBSCript.
Set colAdapters = objWMI.ExecQuery("select * from win32_NetworkAdapterconfiguration where IPEnabled = True")
For Each oAdapter in colAdapters
If Instr(UCase(oAdapter.Caption),"WIRELESS") = 0 Then
If oAdapter.IPConnectionMetric < sIPConnectionMetric Or sIPConnectionMetric = "" Then
sIPConnectionMetric = oAdapter.IPConnectionMetric
End If
End IF
If Instr(UCase(oAdapter.Caption),"WIRELESS") Then
sWirelessConnectionMetric = oAdapter.IPConnectionMetric
End If
Next
If sIPConnectionMetric = "" Then
oLogging.CreateEntry "No physical adapters present, cannot deploy over wireless", LogTypeError
ValidatenetworkConnectivity = Failure
Exit Function
End IF
On my Lenovo W530, for example, when I disable my Wired connection, my wireless adapter reports:
PS C:\> gwmi -query "select * from win32_NetworkAdapterconfiguration where IPEnabled = true" | select-object Caption
Caption
[00000002] Intel(R) Centrino(R) Ultimate-N 6300 AGN
AS you can see, no "Wireless" in the caption string. A connection to the deployment share works just fine.
Therefore...
Yes, you *may* have gotten the installation to work on the machines that *just happen* to not have "wireless" in the caption, but I would not count on this to be true on all machines in a corporate environment.
-k
Keith Garner - Principal Consultant [owner] -
http://DeploymentLive.com

UNC paths and java.io.file in Oracle

Hi,
I'm just getting to grips with using some basic java in the database. I'm using 8.1.7 on W2K.
I'm trying to test for the existance of a file on a separate w2k domain:
import java.io.File;
public class JFileExists {
public static int fileexists (String fileName) {
File myFile = new File (fileName);
boolean retval = myFile.exists();
if (retval) return 1; else return 0;
public static void main (String args[]) {
System.out.println (
fileexists (args[0])
grant javasyspriv to mp;
function jfn_file_exists (file_in IN VARCHAR2) RETURN number
AS LANGUAGE JAVA NAME 'JFileExists.fileexists (java.lang.String) return int';
From the command prompt all is well:
E:\java>"c:\oracle\ora81\Apache\jdk\bin\java.exe" JFileExists i:\test.txt
1
E:\java>"c:\oracle\ora81\Apache\jdk\bin\java.exe" JFileExists \\mpweb1\image\test.txt
1
But when loaded into oracle its returning false with the UNC path. (but is ok with a mapped drive to the same path)
SQL> declare
2 begin
3 pa_main.pr_print(to_char(pa_main.jfn_file_exists('I:\test.txt')));
4 pa_main.pr_print(to_char(pa_main.jfn_file_exists('\\mpweb1\image\test.txt')));
5 end;
6 /
1
0
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
The oracleservicesid and listener are starting under a user called oracle_user which is a member
of the admins and domain admins group.
mpweb1 is on a separate domain to the database server mpdb1 but it also has a user called oracle_user with the same password.
oracle_user has full access to the share in question.
Am I missing something? I was trying to keep the database server and web server on different domains for better security
- but would things be easier if they were on the same domain?
Any help much appreciated for this java newbi!
Thanks,
Simon.
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I am also having problems with UNC paths. But I cannot access the location even if it is mapped as a drive. In JDK VJM I do not have a problem, but in Oracle it says the file cannot be found and say permission denied. I will try to change the user that starts the database and see if that helps.
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Using UNC Path With Execute Process Task

I have an Execute Process task in which the process can either delete, get or put files to an SFTP site. The executeable takes arguments in the following format:
"host" "user" "password" "put" "full local path/filename" "full remote path/filename"
I have the task configured as follows:
RequireFullFileName: True
Executeable: \\server\groups\Development\ETLFiles\ETL_Utilities\ocsshhelper\ocsshhelper.exe
Arguments: sftp user password \\server\groups\Developmement\ETLFiles\ETL_Data_Files\CT_FS_Export_20081113.csv stateExport\export
WorkingDirectory: \\server\groups\Development\ETLFiles\ETL_Utilities\ocsshhelper
WindowStyle: Hidden
Arguments, Executeable and WorkingDirectory have been configured as Expressions. When I execute the package in BIDS from my Windows XP SP3 machine, The task fails with the following error:
[Execute Process Task] Error: In Executing "\\server\groups\Development\ETLFiles\ETL_Utilities\ocSSHHelper\ocsshhelper.exe" "sftp user password put \\server\groups\Development\ETLFiles\ETL_Data_Files\CT_FS_Export_20081113.csv stateExport\export" at "\\server\groups\Development\ETLFiles\ETL_Utilities\ocSSHHelper", The process exit code was "-532459699" while the expected was "0".
My domain account has 'effective' full control rights to the location of ocsshhelper.exe.
It could be that the executable does not support UNC paths, and I'm checking that. I have another package that uses this same application, but uses the physical path, and there are no problems. Does the Execute Process task have issues with UNC paths?
Thank you for your help
cdun2

Actually it doesn't work properly in SQL Server 2008 R2. I have a similar EP task. If I set the working directory to \\server\share\subdir the task fails. However, if I map a drive latter to the \\server\share and set working directory to <drive>:\subdir
it works

Unable to access UNC path on 2012 R2 file server with ABE enabled

Brief Description:
We have granted access to people via a domain local group on a folder on a file server that is three levels deep from the share, i.e. \\servercluster\share\folder1\folder2\folder3, where folder3 is where the group is granted Read & Execute
access. The share has Access-Based Enumeration (ABE) enabled and the Everyone group has Full Control share permissions. We also use DFS, so the path for that is \\domain\dfsrootname\folderfororganization\share\folder1\folder2\folder3. People
in the aforementioned group only have access to folder3, its subfolders, and files. They do not have any access to folder2 or any of the other folders higher in the tree at all. Also, consider that folder3 contains a subfolder folder4, which is
simply inheriting permissions.
What we have found is that clients running Windows 7 SP1 have strange access issues when attempting to access the folder via either the DFS or cluster name UNC paths.
Detailed Testing Results Accessing Folder3 Directly:
NOTE: "UNC path" in the following test results means either the DFS or the cluster name share path. The results are the same regardless which path is used.
1 - Enter UNC path without trailing backslash in Windows Explorer's address bar:
Windows Explorer seems to do nothing for about 30 seconds and then displays the following error:
"Windows cannot access <UNC path>
Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise, there might be a problem with your network. To try to identify and resolve network problems, click Diagnose."
2 - Enter UNC path with trailing backslash in Windows Explorer's address bar:
The same error encountered in #1 is displayed immediately.
3 - Enter UNC path with or without trailing backslash but contained in double quotes in Windows Explorer's address bar:
Internet Explorer opens and displays the error:
"Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage"
4 - Enter UNC path without trailing backslash in Run dialog box:
An error message immediately appears:
"<UNC path>
The specified path does not exist.
Check the path and then try again."
5 - Enter UNC path with trailing backslash in Run dialog box:
Same as #4.
6 - Enter UNC path without trailing backslash but contained in double quotes in Run dialog box:
Same as #4.
7 - Enter UNC path with trailing backslash and contained in double quotes in Run dialog box:
Windows Explorer opens the correct UNC path location and displays the folder contents. This is the expected behavior for all of these attempts.
8 - Create Shortcut to UNC path by performing #7 and then dragging the folder icon in Windows Explorer's address bar to either to the desktop or the Favorites section, and then attempt to access the folder via
the shortcut.
Same as #7.
9 - Attempt to create a shortcut to the UNC path using the New Shortcut wizard:
Unable to successfully create the shortcut, regardless if you add a backslash at the end or enclose the path in double qutoes. When you press Next after entering the UNC path, you receive the following error:
"The file <UNC path> cannot be found."
10 - Disable ABE on the share and repeat all tests:
All tests with ABE disabled on the share have the same result as #7. There is no issue whatsoever accessing the desired folder when ABE is disabled.
Other Notable Behaviors:
If the aforementioned folder (folder3) contains one or more subfolders (e.g. folder4), you are able to access those subfolders via UNC path directly and then go up one level to folder3 without issue, even when ABE is enabled. You just cannot access
folder3 directly via UNC path unless you attempt to access it via the method used in #7 above or a successfully created shortcut.
Adding a user account directly to the folder3 ACL rather than using group membership makes no difference.
If access is granted to folder4 instead of folder3 (the fourth folder deep rather than the third), accessing folder4 directly via UNC path is not an issue regardless of ABE status or attempted access method.
Windows 8 and 8.1 clients have no trouble directly accessing the folder's UNC path via any method. The unusual, undesirable behavior seen in Windows 7 is non-existent on Windows 8.x clients.
Systems Involved:
Client: Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 x86
Server: Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard in cluster
Other Details About the Systems:
Both the client and the file server cluster are in the domain AD DS domain.
The client and the file server cluster are in different subnets.
There is no firewall or other packet inspection or compression service/device in between the client and server (not even Windows Firewall).
Question:
Is there a way to fix this behavior with Windows 7 clients and ABE enabled on the share so that it works correctly without forcing the clients or server to use SMBv1 or disabling ABE on the shares?

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It should be noted that I can't repeat the behavior on my test machine again today after some changes were made in our environment.
Today, I found that someone had modified permissions on the folder to give the group my test account was a member of rights to traverse the folder hierarchy from the root of the share. Additionally, in testing something with FIPS mode, I ended up reverting
my virtual machine to an older snapshot.
After removing the extra permissions that weren't present when I was doing my testing and reverting to the older snapshot, I am not having issues accessing the real equivalent of folder3 directly in Windows Explorer via DFS UNC path or creating a shortcut
with the New Shortcut wizard.
Things have been fundamentally changed and I cannot repeat the behavior on this particular folder. I will see if I can recreate the same situation on another folder.

The specified UNC path does not contain a valid WIM file or you do not have permission to access it. please specify a valid path

I loaded 4 captured images into SCCM via the Add Operating System Image Wizard 2 months ago.
I have since captured another image to the same location (which is the SCCM site server) and tried to add it to the server.
I am getting error
the specified UNC path does not contain a valid WIM file or you do not have permission to access it. please specify a valid path
nothing has changed on the site server that i can think of.
i am domain admin and permissions have not changed.
anyone got any answers?
please help i am baffled

I am having similer issues.
Win 2003 SP2 - SCCM2007 SP2 R2 single site with MDT2010 intergrated but can not get a MDT2010 TS Captured WIM to import into SCCM OS Images "Invalid WIM". allso i tried to mount the MDT WIM image without luck (Invalid Image). however a SCCM TS
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Finding the UNC path of a symlink'ed directory

Hi Scripting Guys,
I have multiple powershell scripts which access data files on a remote networked machine working through a symlink on the local machine. This way the remote fiile location isn't coded in the scripts, and if we decide to change the location of the data then
only the symlink needs to be recreated. So, for example, "c:\my_scripting\my_symlink\" in fact takes you to "\\remote_machine\my_data\"
In a script I am working on now, I have a need to be able to retrieve the UNC path of the remote data directory, in other words - where is my_symlink pointing to?
Can you help me with this please?
Cheers,
Colin

Here's my solution so far (assuming only one reparse point in the local starting directory):
# get the remote path associated with my_symlink
[string] $uncPath = &cmd /C dir /AL *
$uncPath = $uncPath.Split("[`[`]]")[1]
# get the logical disk object
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$logicalDisk = Gwmi Win32_LogicalDisk -filter "DriveType = 4 AND DeviceID = '$networkDrive'"
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