Issue opening Shared folder files on network using asp.net

Question

I have developed an application using asp.net which should open files that are placed in a shared folder on the network, when I run the application locally it works perfectly (which means it opens any file that I click on), but after hosting in IIS when I browse the application it gets the path of files in shared folder but cannot open any file, could anyone please help me in this regard?

I also used impersonation and all those steps but none solved my issue :(

Looking for your prompt help

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Webserver code is not supposed to have wide open access rights. It would be a security hole. It typically runs as a user with minimum privileges confined to a few directories.