Windows Server 2012 - Remote Apps - Mapped Network Drive Error

Question

Hi Technet
I'm configuring Windows Server 2012 Standard with RDS Remote Apps. When I try to publish apps fra a shared network drive the I get this error i powershell:
C:\Users\administrator.PRO> New-RDRemoteApp -Alias "Microsoft C5" -DisplayName "Microsoft C5" -FilePath "Z:\C5W32.exe"
New-RDRemoteApp : Could not find the specified icon:
Computer name: PROSRV2.PRO.LOCAL
Icon path: Z:\C5W32.exe
Icon index: 0
At line:1 char:1
+ New-RDRemoteApp -Alias "Microsoft C5" -DisplayName "Microsoft C5" -FilePath "Z:\ ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,New-RDRemoteApp
When I try from manager:
I get this error:
Select RemoteApp programs
You must specify a file from the RD Session Host server
using the UNC path; for example PROSRV2.PRO.LOCAL
if the problem persists, ensure that the following Windows
Firewall exceptions are enabled:
1. File and Printer Sharing (SMB-Out)
2. File and Printer Sharing (SMB-In)
I have been able to do this pn 2008 R2 like 100 times with no problems, hope someone can help plz
Regards
Thomas Pedersen

Answer 1

Aurimas... try the method I tried and let me know if it works for you...
To publish an Application that is available only on a Mapped Drive.
E.g. Sage Pro Application needs to run as T:\Pro73\sbtw.exe
We have to be aware that it may give an error sometimes because it tries accessing the IconPath variable and that needs to be on a local path "C:" or "D:"
We were successful in publishing the application by runnig the command twice in Powershell.
The first time it gave an error and the second time it published it successfully and also made it available on the RD Web Access:
PS C:\Users\administrator.LAFE> New-RDRemoteApp -CollectionName QuickSessionCollection -
DisplayName "SagePro200" -FilePath T:\PRO73\sbtw.exe -IconPath "C:\Windows\RemotePackages
\CPubFarms\QuickSessionCollection\CPubRemoteApps\sbtw.ico"-UserGroups "lafe\citrix users"
Please note that it will show TWO SagePro200 RemoteApp Program names and the Aliases will be sbtw and sbtw(1), but only the later one will be visible online and workable.
You can always go back and 'unpublish' the extra RemoteAPP if you want to keep your interface clean.
Hello,
I was able to publish remote app using this method, but I had to specify icon path in UNC as I was performing the publishing operation from
RDCB server and my guess is that it was looking for icon in "C:\windows\..\program.ico" on the
RemoteApp server where the icon did not exist. After specifying -iconpath as UNC
\\RDCB\C$\windows\...\program.ico command was successful.