Global - Network Drives

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VisualCron is by default running as the SYSTEM account. One problem you may face is that you can't see/access your network drives. This is a restriction in Windows - that network drives are not shared between accounts.

 

To handle this, a way to control network drives from the system account is implemented. This enables map/disconnect network drives directly from VisualCron.

 

In the main menu, click on Server -> Network drives to access the interface for mapping/disconnecting.

 

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Map drive

When mapping a drive you need to specify a Credential, a user that has access to the network drives, that is either a domain user or a user on the remote server. Specify a wanted drive name and path.

Path should be entered in UNC format like this: "\\servernameORip\folder\"

 

Click on Map drive to map it. It is now controlled by VisualCron and each time VisualCron is started it tries to re-map the drives so these can be accessed after a server reboot.

 

Reconnect

If a drive has been disconnected during a VisualCron session you can reconnect it here.