Getting path to remote My Documents via UAC?

mtconleyuk · 23rd July 2009, 02:32

I'm testing my installer on a Standard User account for which the My Documents folder has been set to be on another computer (so the path to it is //myserver/myaccount/pathtomydocuments/).

The installer calls UAC::GetShellFolderPath() with ${CSIDL_PERSONAL} to get the path to the user's My Documents folder. This works fine when the installer is running with user privileges.

Once I call UAC::RunElevated(), however, the call to GetShellFolderPath() fails; the path returned is the empty string.

This only occurs if the My Documents folder has been mapped to another system; as soon as I restore it to its default location, things work fine.

Any idea what might cause this?

mtconleyuk · 23rd July 2009, 08:12

Hm. Well, one thing that causes it is when I don't have the permissions set correctly on the remote share. That seems to have cleared it up.

I do seem to keep answering my own questions. Probably the process of formulating them for others that makes me think a little more clearly. Sorry for any annoyance factor.

23rd July 2009, 02:32	#1
mtconleyuk Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 38	Getting path to remote My Documents via UAC? I'm testing my installer on a Standard User account for which the My Documents folder has been set to be on another computer (so the path to it is //myserver/myaccount/pathtomydocuments/). The installer calls UAC::GetShellFolderPath() with ${CSIDL_PERSONAL} to get the path to the user's My Documents folder. This works fine when the installer is running with user privileges. Once I call UAC::RunElevated(), however, the call to GetShellFolderPath() fails; the path returned is the empty string. This only occurs if the My Documents folder has been mapped to another system; as soon as I restore it to its default location, things work fine. Any idea what might cause this?

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23rd July 2009, 08:12	#2
mtconleyuk Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 38	Hm. Well, one thing that causes it is when I don't have the permissions set correctly on the remote share. That seems to have cleared it up. I do seem to keep answering my own questions. Probably the process of formulating them for others that makes me think a little more clearly. Sorry for any annoyance factor.