Map Drive automatically? Scripting help! 1

[Stevehewitt]

Hey,

After having a huge influx of people joining the firm, the boss has got me a load of new comps. One prob, how do I get a user in a GPO (I have a OU called standard users in it) to automaticaly map network drives. I really don't want to do it manually.

I thought of using a script, but I honestly don't know much about it (I knew I should of paied attention during that part of the MCSE course! )
Any sample scripts out there?...

Please...anyone?! Steve Hewitt
IT Administrator

Windows 2000 Microsoft Certified System Engineer

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[mcconmw]

net use p: \\computername\sharename will map a drive from a script(in this case p

net use p: /d will delete it.

net use /? will give you some additional switches

 

[TheOtherKiwi]

You will need to use Windows Scripting Host to enumerate the OUs/Groups users are in. The Net has zillions of examples, but I can post a cool VB Script example if you are a script newbie.

 

[Stevehewitt]

Hi.

Yeah, I am a complete newbie when it comes to scripts. Never done anything! Toyed with winbatch, and I can just about managed to edit Win.ini/config.sys etc.
Thats my limit.

Can you post a script?

Cheers Steve Hewitt
IT Administrator

Windows 2000 Microsoft Certified System Engineer

http://welcome.to/stevehewitt

 

[TheOtherKiwi]

Sorry about the delay...will post to freedrive in the next 24 hours, let you know then...

 

[ag6969]

Just a quick question- are you mapping drives for resources or user's files? If you are just mapping for use of user's files use the folder redirection features of GPOs.

 

[Quixotic]

if you are maping home drives you can also "net use h: \\sharename\%username%"

 

[bookouri]

Your simplest solution is a logon.bat file that you put in the users account in usermanager.

you can name the logon.bat different for different groups and just put the

net use x: \\myserver\sharename appropriate for the user.

To do it right you need the Windows Scripting Host but It can take a while to get your script right...

 

[TheOtherKiwi]

I've given up on freedrive, let me know email address and I'll send asap.