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HiddenTiger
Feb 21, 2025Copper Contributor
Write to workgroup fileserver from AzureAD joined device.
Hi, We currently have a situation where we are trying to install a program locally, but we want some of the data files (master data for projects, company settings for the most part) to be stored on ...
Jamony
Jul 01, 2026MCT
Hi! This is most likely a credential/session mismatch. The installer runs elevated as the Azure AD/local admin user, while Explorer has the share mapped with different workgroup credentials. I’d use a dedicated local account on the file server with only the needed NTFS/share Modify permissions, then connect in the same elevated session with net use \\server\share /user:SERVER\user * /persistent:no and point the installer at the UNC path, not a mapped drive.