Re: Mapping a drive

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From: Jim Pattison (jpattisonrem_at_ovesherbtel.net)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:16:43 -0500

Kevin,
Thanks. After a couple of tests I see that getting scripts to run proeprly
on a Windows server is as hard for me as it was on Netware 5 servers. Looks
like I need to do a bit more reading.

Jim

"Kevin Sullivan" <ksullivan@autoprof.com> wrote in message
news:OHqrA4cpEHA.3724@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Traditionally mapping a drive is done with a logon script. Net Use
> \\<serv..>\<share>.... plug it into a batch file and associate it with a
> user profile and there you go. Enter Group Policy and now there Microsoft
> provides a Client Side Extension to process some additional event
> triggered
> scripts. We now have Startup and shutdown scripts under the computer
> configuration and logon and logoff scripts under the user configuration.
> So
> mapping a drive can now be handled via a script but handled int he single
> configuration management environment of Group Policy. Easy. we even now
> have
> more scripting capabilties so we can use VBScript or JScript (or others)
> and
> use the WScript.Network object and MapNetworkDrive method... easy right...
>
> The idea of doing configuration through Group Policy is absolutely the
> correct expectation of the platform. Unfortunately out of the 11
> extensions
> Microsoft provided to us that piece of functionality is not there. Scripts
> are still 'event' driven. The user must logon in order for it to take
> affect. This is one scenario that comes up often and drove us to create
> Drive Mappings as one of the extensions we provide to Group Policy.
>
> If you wnat more information you can contact me offline.
>
> Kevin
> kevin@autoprof.com
> "Jim Pattison" <jpattisonrem@ovesherbtel.net> wrote in message
> news:uTjbYncpEHA.3300@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hi all,
>> Is there a way to use a group policy object to map a network drive? OR
>> is
>> that best done with a profile?
>> Thanks,
>> Jim
>>
>>
>
>

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  • Re: Logon Scripts Acrossed VPN
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  • Re: Mapping a drive
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