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From: Andrew DeFaria <ADeFaria AT Salira DOT com>
Subject: Re: cron + network share(w/ full access?)
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2004 16:42:19 -0800
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Alan London wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the message but cron_diagnose.sh doesn't seem to give me 
> insight on what I'm trying to do.
>
> I was trying to perform a hack discussed in this thread:
> http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-04/msg01001.html
>
> I am attempting to have the cron service run as another user so that 
> it can access network shares.

The best way to have cron access network shares is to leave cron running 
as SYSTEM, make the share a public share and access it view a UNC path 
(e.g. //server/share/path/file).
-- 
I was born by Caesarean section, but you really can't tell...except that 
when I leave my house, I always go out the window...


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