Re: Mapping a drive

From: Robert R Kircher, Jr. (rrkircher_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 17:42:48 -0400

Jim,

This really should be all that problematic. You need to create a script or
cmd file and add it to your GPOs User Config > Windows Setting > Scripts.

I personal use the old fashioned NET USE command in a CMD file
Example
net use <driveletter> \\servername\sharename.

Because Win2K Pro and XP make persistent connections I sometimes add a net
use <driveletter> /D which disconnects any currant connection for that drive
letter, before I make the connection just to ensure that the connection is
made to the right share. This can also be helpful if you share location
changes or the drive mapping changes.

I also connect to printers in CMD scripts using the following command
rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /in /y /n \\server\printer

This will make the network connection, install the printer if it doesn't
exist on the client and make it the default printer.

You can see all the options if you run rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /?.

One thing to note is the location the GPO is places. Make sure you place
common connection high up in the OU higherarchy and user spicific
connections on lower lever OUs.

HTH 

-- 
Rob
"Jim Pattison" <jpattisonrem@ovesherbtel.net> wrote in message 
news:e68TWaipEHA.648@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> 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
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>