Question
Cannot use mapped network drive with administrator privileges on Attended robots. The situation of process execution on the Attended robot causing the error is as follows:
When “Run as administrator” is set to “ON” in UiPath Assistant settings: Files on the mapped network drive cannot be accessed and the process terminates abnormally.
- In other Attended robots where “Run as administrator” is set to “ON”, the process completes without issues.
Answer
This issue occurs because administrator and standard privileges have different permissions, and the privileges are not carried over. Please implement the following workaround:
(1) Open [Registry Editor] and locate the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
(2) Right-click on [Configuration], select [New], and then select [DWORD (32-bit) Value].
(3) Name the new registry entry as EnableLinkedConnections.
(4) Double-click the EnableLinkedConnections registry entry.
(5) In the [Edit DWORD Value] dialog box, enter 1 in the [Value data] field and select [OK].
(6) Exit the Registry Editor and restart your computer.
Reference URL:
When UAC is configured to prompt for credentials, mapped drives are not accessible from an elevated prompt.
Note: When modifying values in the Registry Editor, please backup the registry in advance by following the steps below.
Reference URL:
How to back up the registry in Windows
How to back up and restore the registry in Windows | Microsoft Support