Continua can't find the shared folder in VMWare?

Continua CI Discussion
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Hi,

I have a batch file stored in a folder on a USB external drive. Continua runs on a VMWare virtual machine.

The folder is shared via VMWare and the VM can access the drive correctly. The terminal, also, uses the drive as expected.

I have an action to run the batch file and I get the following error:

Run DOS Command / Batch File Build_Script
Parameters  
Working Directory: C:\CI_AWS\Ws\508\Source\myApp 
Executable: C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
Arguments: /c Z:\BuildServer\Scripts\myApp\Build_Script.bat myApp.dproj Win32 output\Win32 
Environment Variables  
No environment variables specified  
The system cannot find the drive specified. 
Run DOS Command / Batch File action failed. Exit code: 1 

When I execute the command in a terminal all works nicely.

Any ideas what the problem may be?

Thanks


 
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Hi John,

Mapped drives such as the one created by your VMWare installation are created when a user logs in and are not accessible by Windows services. Depending on the version of VMWare you are using, you should be able to access the folder by UNC path e.g. \vmware-host\Shared Folders\foldername. Also make sure the agent service user account runs under has the correct permissions to access the share.