Read file from local PC from network deployed app to InputStream

Question

I am attempting to read a file from a local PC via a network deployed application. I keep receiving FileNotFoundException. I am using hadoop FileSystem. I want to send to an InputStream.

InputStream inputStream = null;
FileSystem fileSystem = FileSystem.getLocal(new Configuration());
inputStream = fileSystem.open(new Path("file:///c:/test.pdf"));

I have a file on my local PC at c:/test.pdf.

I can run this fine if I am running the app locally. However if running from network deployed app, I receive:

java.io.FileNotFoundException: File file:/c:/test.pdf does not exist

Is there a way to accomplish this?