# Mapping Network Drive

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mapping-network-drive/45861>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [April 21, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mapping-network-drive/45861 "2021-04-21T13:51:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![anastasia.blinova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a698b9/32.png) [@anastasia.blinova](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/anastasia.blinova)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mapping-network-drive/45861/1 "2021-04-21T13:51:35Z")

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Hello.

I am trying to get the wrapper correct to map network drive.

From the manual I understand the fields I need to add for permissions are:  
`wrapper.ntservice.account=user`  
`wrapper.ntservice.password=password`  
`wrapper.share.1.account=domain\user`  
`wrapper.share.1.password=password`

My network drive is hosted by virtual machine but my local user can read/write on it.  
Do I use the user + password for VM for ntservice section?  
And local user + password for share.1.account section?

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**Author:** ![Shaheryar\_Ahmad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@Shaheryar\_Ahmad](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shaheryar_Ahmad)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mapping-network-drive/45861/2 "2024-05-28T06:20:44Z")

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I am stuck in the same situation. What credentials to write in 'ntservice' and 'share.1'.

Could you guide me in thiss

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**Author:** ![Rick\_de\_Man](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/rick_de_man/32/75670_2.png) [@Rick\_de\_Man](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Rick_de_Man)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mapping-network-drive/45861/3 "2024-05-28T07:19:43Z")

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If you run the gateway services as a domain user, Ignition is allowed to read/write the directory's it has access to.  
If a network drive is disconnected the gateway needs a restart if I remember correctly.  
Edit: If the gateway runs as a domain user you can also login without a password to SQL servers, this does however require a driver update.