Azure Web/API App - Mapping a shared drive

Question

My Azure API app uses the new Windows File storage API.

In the startup on my Azure API app I need to map to a UNC path. The 3rd party application we integrate with needs to reference a local/UNC path for files.

In doing so I am getting a Error: ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED

Is it possible to map a UNC path to Azure File Store in a Web/API app?

If so - is it possible to run the app pool under an elevated account?

Or can I map this drive before using a different account somehow?

Answer 1

Its possible to add a UNC path to an Azure File.

You may getting an access denied due to different user contexts between file share creation and access. Please check out the Persist your storage account credentials for the virtual machine section in this article: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/storage-dotnet-how-to-use-files/ Additionally, you could use canned user (storage account name, key) credentials to run the app pool.