apache2 windows DocRoot point to network drive?

I have a windows box with a samba mounted drive on S: ... would like
windows-based apache2 installation on this box to go to htdocs on that
S: mount. But get syntax errors starting apache with httpd.conf
DocumentRoot, etc, pointing to the S: drive. Tried config'ing windows
to start apache service under my username, which has the S: auto-mount,
but that doesn't work. Can I somehow use a directive like this to
mount?

//machinename/royce/website/htdocs
or
S:/website/htdocs

Thanks,
Royce

Local 2Me wrote:
> I have a windows box with a samba mounted drive on S: ... would like
> windows-based apache2 installation on this box to go to htdocs on that
> S: mount. But get syntax errors starting apache with httpd.conf
> DocumentRoot, etc, pointing to the S: drive. Tried config'ing windows
> to start apache service under my username, which has the S: auto-mount,
> but that doesn't work. Can I somehow use a directive like this to
> mount?
>
> //machinename/royce/website/htdocs
> or
> S:/website/htdocs

It should work as long as your user has access to the network resource.
You might want to check exactly what access you have to it. You will
likely be better off with UNC names than mapped drives. You might find
the "CACLS" command useful for figuring out what access is on
directories, especially if you're running "Windows Home" where the GUI
is dumbed down about these things.

There's some advice in the Apache manual about this; check it out at
http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/pla...ws.html#winsvc .

--
Jim Patterson
Ottawa, Ont
CANADA