Windows Server 2008 Standard running IIS using a web share from another machine

Question

I have a resource (a directory) on a Windows Server 2008 RS machine that I need to use as a web share on a Windows Server 2008 Server Standard machine running IIS. I am having trouble finding the right permissions to set for the resource to make it available on the IIS machine.

If I place the resource on the IIS machine it works fine, but I need it to work as a network share.

Answer 1

Have you read this article?

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/WindowsServer2003/Library/IIS/f72cfb8b-84e4-47e1-824a-db1bbb4aebff.mspx?mfr=true

Answer 2

The likely cause here is the app pool identity has insufficient rights, if you are using pass-through authentication. Robert Kaucher also makes a good point in his suggestion. A UNC path won't be ambiguous, so when setting up the share, you may need to use a UNC path along with an app pool identity that can properly access said share.