iisvdir create virtual directory

[twcman]

I am trying to use iisvdir to create a virtual diretory. If my directory is local, the command works fine.
iisvdir /create w3svc/1/root Testme c:\testdir

However, if I try to use a remote share like this:
iisvdir /create w3svc/1/root Testme \\server\testfolder

where testfolder is properly shared on the other server, iisvdir chokes and tells me to use drive:\folder. Documentation says that it should work, but, does not give any examples....

Any advice?

Chris Scott
The Whole Computer Medical Systems

 

[monksnake]

I looked up technet and saw this:

Syntax
iisvdir /create WebSite[/VirtualPath] Name PhysicalPath [/s Computer [/u [Domain\]User /p Password]]

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Parameters
WebSite

Required. Specifies the descriptive name, or the metabase path, of the Web site.

VirtualPath

Specifies a path, if necessary, to the virtual directory within the Web site. This parameter is required when the virtual directory is not located at the root of the Web site.

Name

Required. Specifies a name for the virtual directory. Virtual directory names do not have to be unique. However, when a Web site includes a virtual directory and a physical directory with the same name, the physical directory will not be visible on the Internet.

PhysicalPath

Specifies a physical directory where the content for the virtual directory resides. You must specify a path on the local computer, such as C:\Project\HTML. If the specified directory does not exist, iisvdir will create it.

/s Computer

Runs the script on the specified remote computer. [!]Type the computer name or IP address without backslashes[/!]. The default is the local computer.

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[twcman]

thanks for your response, but, that created the virtual in IIS on the /s server. Basically, it ran the script remotely. I need the virtual to be in IIS on the server I run the script on but have the virutal setup as "a share located on another computer" and have it point to \\differentserver\share.



Chris Scott
The Whole Computer Medical Systems