Re: Map network drive in background

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Hi,

I wanted to map the network drive so the application can see it without a
user loggining on.

"S" wrote:

> I'm trying to get an application to see a share such as \\server1\share as a
> drive letter g:\. I'm not an application devloper, I'm from a server support
> background.
>
> Is there anyway around this taking the responsibility myself for any advice
> given ?
>
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
> >
> > "S" <S@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:2505681D-4BA7-40FE-9C9E-DCFD8C485A1E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I need to map a network drive without a user logging on. For example,
> > when
> > > you start a server and are prompted at the Ctrl-Alt-Del logon box, I want
> > a
> > > mapped network drive avliable in the background.
> > >
> > > I have tried to run a script on startup and this falis as it seems to
> > wonly
> > > work when a user is logged in ?
> > >
> > > Any ideas would be helpful.
> > >
> > > ThanksS
> >
> > Mapping a drive in the background is not an option, because
> > its access rights will be valid within the context of the account
> > used for the background job. If the drive was visible in the
> > foreground then you would have a security violation - hence
> > drives mapped in the background remain invisible to foreground
> > sessions.
> >
> > Why do you actually want the drive to be mapped before
> > the user logs in?
> >
> >
> >
.

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