[wpkg-users] WPKG Client: WNetAddConnection2 "Access Denied" Error

[Tomasz Chmielewski]

Kai Pastor schrieb:
> Hi,
> 
> a took me a while to understand a strange behaviour of WPKG client (1.2.1,
> 1.3.5) when the script file is specified as UNC path
> (\\server\share\...\wpkg.js), and a user for that path is not specified
> (instead using the computer account, which can access DFS).
> 
> I used to specify the path enclosed in double quotes, since it might contain
> spaces. This setup worked, although "Test settings..." in wpkginst.exe
> always fails in 'Trying to read "\\server\share\...\wpkg.js"'.
> 
> When I remove the double quotes, "Test settings..." first to tries
> 'Connecting to \\server\share\...\wpkg.js', which fails after ca. 30 seconds
> with "WNetAddConnection2-> Access Denied". Than it succeeds in 'Trying to
> read \\server\share\...\wpkg.js'. However, this setup fails to actually run
> the script, leaving a ""WNetAddConnection2-> Access Denied" in the event
> log.

I see, there is a bug when one uses spaces in the path.


> 1. I do not know whether this connection setup is needed when a user is
> specified in wpkg.inst, but it doesn't work in the computer account/DFS
> setup. Can this be fixed?

I didn't understand what you mean here.


> 2. From what I see in service.cpp: (ServiceStart, 924-928) and
> TestSettings.cpp (CTestSettings::TryRead, 152-), I think that paths which
> contain white space characters and/or double quotes are not working in some
> places.

Indeed. Thanks for letting know.


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