Is it possible to run Domino as a windows service while the data dir is on a network drive (\servername\data)?If I use this path in the notes.ini and try to start the service I get the message “file not found”.
Subject: Running domino as a windows service from a network drive
You need to add a line to your rhosts file in the Windows-directory.
Subject: RE: Running domino as a windows service from a network drive
can you explain this further?
Subject: RE: Running domino as a windows service from a network drive
When you want to refer to your server via a logicalname, you need to tell the system what the actual location is.
In Windows there is a file called:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts which contains lines like:
127.0.0.1 localhost
Alternativly you need to create a network device map using your local Explorer.exe. Here you select Tools\Map Network Drive and fill in the details. Be sure to check reconnect at login.
Subject: RE: Running domino as a windows service from a network drive
my other server is in the dns so his name is know by the server hosting domino. I’ve also mapped the network drive to Z:. When I start the server as an application everything works fine but when I try to run the server as a windows service I get the message “file does not exists”.
Subject: RE: Running domino as a windows service from a network drive
I have my domino server running as a service and the data directory is on the e-drive, which of course is a local drive, but it is not the same as where the programs are stored; that is the c-drive. Since this works, I cannot imagine that another drive should not be accessible. I have to admit though, that you could have hit a bug here.
PS I am using R7.0.2
Subject: RE: Running domino as a windows service from a network drive
sounds like a permissions issue. you need to give your server access to the network drive. when run as a service it runs under the server’s domain account. your server should have an account on the domain like domain\servername, servername being the windows host name, not your domino server name (unless the are the same). So on the network drive you need to go into the security properties of the drive or share and give that account access.