shortcuts on shared server drive don't resolve correctly?

Hi All: I have an SBS 2003 R2 server with two partitions on the primary
drive, creating a "C" and "D" drive (the DVD drive maps to "E"). Some
directories on the "C" drive are shared so client computers can get to them.

I was running out of space on the "C" partition, so I moved some
sub-directories in the shared directory to the "D" partition and made a
shortcut on "C" pointing to them. This obviously works fine on the server
itself.

When a client computer accesses the shared folders across the network, the
folders with shortcuts won't resolve if users click on them. The problem is
the local computer user's "D" drive is usually their CD/DVD drive, and when
they click on the shared shortcut, which resolves to "D:\thefolder" on the
server, they get an error, because it resolves to their local "D" drive
instead.

Is there any way around this? The users generally have the server's shared
folder mapped to their computer as a local drive, and I don't want them to
have to map a second location just for these directories.

"geek-y-guy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi All: I have an SBS 2003 R2 server with two partitions on the primary
> drive, creating a "C" and "D" drive (the DVD drive maps to "E"). Some
> directories on the "C" drive are shared so client computers can get to
> them.
>
> I was running out of space on the "C" partition, so I moved some
> sub-directories in the shared directory to the "D" partition and made a
> shortcut on "C" pointing to them. This obviously works fine on the server
> itself.
>
> When a client computer accesses the shared folders across the network, the
> folders with shortcuts won't resolve if users click on them. The problem
> is the local computer user's "D" drive is usually their CD/DVD drive, and
> when they click on the shared shortcut, which resolves to "D:\thefolder"
> on the server, they get an error, because it resolves to their local "D"
> drive instead.
>
> Is there any way around this? The users generally have the server's shared
> folder mapped to their computer as a local drive, and I don't want them to
> have to map a second location just for these directories.


Shortcuts are specific to the server. You will need to create new drive
mappings for the users to the new location. You have to also set the Shared
permissions and Security tab permissions appropriately to allow them access.

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Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCT, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008 & Exchange 2007, MCSE & MCSA
2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
Microsoft Certified Trainer

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thanks...I followed your advice on this.



"Ace Fekay [MCT]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "geek-y-guy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi All: I have an SBS 2003 R2 server with two partitions on the primary
>> drive, creating a "C" and "D" drive (the DVD drive maps to "E"). Some
>> directories on the "C" drive are shared so client computers can get to
>> them.
>>
>> I was running out of space on the "C" partition, so I moved some
>> sub-directories in the shared directory to the "D" partition and made a
>> shortcut on "C" pointing to them. This obviously works fine on the server
>> itself.
>>
>> When a client computer accesses the shared folders across the network,
>> the folders with shortcuts won't resolve if users click on them. The
>> problem is the local computer user's "D" drive is usually their CD/DVD
>> drive, and when they click on the shared shortcut, which resolves to
>> "D:\thefolder" on the server, they get an error, because it resolves to
>> their local "D" drive instead.
>>
>> Is there any way around this? The users generally have the server's
>> shared folder mapped to their computer as a local drive, and I don't want
>> them to have to map a second location just for these directories.
>
>
> Shortcuts are specific to the server. You will need to create new drive
> mappings for the users to the new location. You have to also set the
> Shared permissions and Security tab permissions appropriately to allow
> them access.
>
> --
> Ace
>
> This posting is provided "AS-IS" with no warranties or guarantees and
> confers no rights.
>
> Please reply back to the newsgroup or forum for collaboration benefit
> among responding engineers, and to help others benefit from your
> resolution.
>
> Ace Fekay, MCT, MCITP EA, MCTS Windows 2008 & Exchange 2007, MCSE & MCSA
> 2003/2000, MCSA Messaging 2003
> Microsoft Certified Trainer
>
> For urgent issues, please contact Microsoft PSS directly. Please check
> http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
>

"geek-y-guy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> thanks...I followed your advice on this.


You are welcome. If you have any questions regarding Share or Security
permissions, feel free to post back.

Cheers.

Ace