PV Worker Common File System Permissions

[davehaigh]

On one network, I have:

* Windchill running as a service owned by Local System.

* On the worker machine GSWorker is running as an actual user. (Needed because we are using SSL)

* I have two worker machines, one for MS Office type files and another for ProE files.

* One is configured with an FTP server the other just uses a common file system path.

* This setup works.

On our other network, more secure, I have: essentially the same thing except currently I only have one worker machine.

* Windchill service owned by Local System,

* GSWorker service owned by a real user.

* Using a common file system path

* This setup fails, log file says:
Problem creating directory \\<server-name>\cad_viewables\w1i1j2. It already exists as a file
Problem creating directory \\<server-name>\cad_viewables\w1i1j2. Do not have write access

From the windchill server I can write, & delete files in \\<server-name>\cad_viewables\<file: \\%3cserver-name%3e\cad_viewables\="> No problems
The hot-line is trying to tell me it's because I have Windchill running as Local System. I'm not convinced. Does anyone know for sure what user is writing the files in that location?

Also can I get around this permissions issue by using an FTP server?

David Haigh
Phone: 925-424-3931
Fax: 925-423-7496
Lawrence Livermore National Lab
7000 East Ave, L-362
Livermore, CA 94550

[pwilliams-3]

I would recommend using an ftp server. I was wondering why you would use
UNC for one and FTP for the other? They're very easy to setup using IIS
for the worker.

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[BobLehman2]

On Thu, 2011-03-31 at 11:47 -0700, Haigh, David A. wrote:
David,

Hoping below does not sound obvious and stupid.

I do not think it is because it is a service - I think there is just a
mismatch on users.  I would check to see who windchill is running as.
You can use the task manager to check.  I would guess you are not
logging in as the same user the service is running as.  If you need more
information than - use the task manager drop me an email and I can give
you more detail.

--Bob

> On one network, I have:
>
> ·        Windchill running as a service owned by Local System.
>
> ·        On the worker machine GSWorker is running as an actual user.
> (Needed because we are using SSL)
>
> ·        I have two worker machines, one for MS Office type files and
> another for ProE files.
>
> ·        One is configured with an FTP server the other just uses a
> common file system path.
>
> ·        This setup works.
>
> 
>
> On our other network, more secure, I have: essentially the same thing
> except currently I only have one worker machine.
>
> ·        Windchill service owned by Local System,
>
> ·        GSWorker service owned by a real user.
>
> ·        Using a common file system path
>
> ·        This setup fails, log file says:
>
> Problem creating directory \<server-name>\cad_viewables\w1i1j2. It
> already exists as a file
> Problem creating directory \<server-name>\cad_viewables\w1i1j2. Do
> not have write access
>
> 
>
> From the windchill server I can write, & delete files in \
> \<server-name>\cad_viewables\  No problems
>
> The hot-line is trying to tell me it’s because I have Windchill
> running as Local System. I’m not convinced. Does anyone know for sure
> what user is writing the files in that location?
>
> 
>
> Also can I get around this permissions issue by using an FTP server?
>
> 
>
> David Haigh
> Phone: 925-424-3931
> Fax: 925-423-7496
> Lawrence Livermore National Lab
> 7000 East Ave, L-362
> Livermore, CA 94550
>
> 
>
>
>
>
> ----------

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