Mapping drive to users home Directory

[hdeassis]

I would like to know if there is any way to map a drive letter directly to the users home drive. Currently I have a share:\\srvname\Home\usernames. The home folder is shared and users map the H: drive to that location and then they have to browse and look for their own personal directory.

Any way I can just have a mapping direclty to the root of their home directory?


Thanks
H

 

[nadma04]

Hi H,

A possibility is to define a share for each user that will point to the directory of the user. Then change the profil in USRMGR to connect to the share.

Not recommend for a large domain.

Good luck

Marc

 

[sharder]

You can also run the SUBST command to redirect a drive letter to a folder, running it in the Startup folder.

 

[DrainSurgeon]

What you need is a log on script. This runs everytime the user logs on and maps the correct drive everytime.

 

[stuttam]

I share each users home directory out with the username as the share name, then restrict the access to only that user.

Within user manager, in the Profiles \ Home Directory section, I use the connect h: to \\servername\username$, so all users map an H: drive to their own directory.

 

[rstockton]

In User Manager for Domains goto the user's profile, make the user home drive connect to \\servername\username$. Assignt a drive letter.
Share the users home drive as "username$" - this hides the mapping from the browse lists (good for perfomance). Administrators FC, Userernam = C
An abbreviated logon script w/home drive mappings:
<snip>
if Windows_NT==%OS% goto ntonly

net use f: /d /y
net use f: /home
goto end

:ntonly

net use f: /home

:end
<snip>

The first mapping is for 95 clients. The /d /y - deletes any previous mappings. The /home grabs the value from the User Profile in User Manager for Domains. Make sure the drive letter in &quot;net use f: /home&quot; matches the drive letter in the User Profile.

hope this helps

 

[hdeassis]

Thanks all for this great info.