UnauthorizedAccessException when running desktop application from shared folder
- by Atara
I created a desktop application using VS 2008.
When I run it locally, all works well.
I shared my output folder (WITHOUT allowing network users to change my files)
and ran my exe from another Vista computer on our intranet.
When running the shared exe, I receive "System.UnauthorizedAccessException" when trying to read a file.
How can I give permission to allow reading the file?
Should I change the code?
Should I grant permission to the application\folder on the Vista computer? how?
Notes:
I do not use ClickOnce. the application should be distributed using xcopy.
My application target framework is ".Net Framework 2.0"
On the Vista computer, "controlPanel | UninstallOrChangePrograms" it says it has "Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 SP1"
I also tried to map the folder drive, but got the same errors, only now the fileName is "T:\my.ocx"
' ----------------------------------------------------------------------
' my code:
Dim src As String = mcGlobals.cmcFiles.mcGetFileNameOcx()
Dim ioStream As New System.IO.FileStream(src, IO.FileMode.Open)
' ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Public Shared Function mcGetFileNameOcx() As String
' ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dim dirName As String = Application.StartupPath & "\"
Dim sFiles() As String = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles(dirName, "*.ocx")
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To UBound(sFiles)
Debug.WriteLine(System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(sFiles(i)))
' if found any - return the first:
Return System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(sFiles(i))
Next
Return ""
End Function
' ----------------------------------------------------------------------
' The Exception I receive:
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path '\\computerName\sharedFolderName\my.ocx' is denied.
at System.IO._Error(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.FileStream.Init(...)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(...)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode)
' ----------------------------------------------------------------------
