Re: Mapped drives to remember passwords

From: Vincent P. Reggiannini (vinny_at_dotcom.net)
Date: 03/19/04


Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 08:22:45 -0500

I always thought the whole idea of a file server was "centralized storage",
so that you didn't have to backup across the network. Backing up across the
network is prone to more failures due to workstations being turned off, or
going into sleep made.

That being said there is a way to write a batch file that will map network
drives with passwords.

NET USE
[devicename | *] [\\computername\sharename[\volume] [password | *]]
        [/USER:[domainname\]username]
        [/USER:[dotted domain name\]username]
        [/USER:[username@dotted domain name]
        [/SMARTCARD]
        [/SAVECRED]
        [[/DELETE] | [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}]]

NET USE {devicename | *} [password | *] /HOME

NET USE [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}]

"dobbione" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2BDC4A88-0A60-4D0E-8F73-718A295D4292@microsoft.com...
> Hi all,
> HELP!
> I have a network running Win 2000 computers and have backup software that
needs mapped network drives to backup the various data and when Windows 2000
is rebooted it keeps asking for the passwords of the mapped drives to be
re-entered. Is there a way around this and also, is there a way i can stop
win 2000 from auto-disconnecting the drives when they are not in use for a
while.
>
> Thanks



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