Re: Mapped network drive always requires user login after reboot
- From: "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 22:13:17 -0400
dath <dath@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
We have 1 server that is a domain controller/exchange server that has
some folders that need to be shared for client access. I setup a
mapped network drive to this shared folder on a windows vista client
computer and set it to auto login each time he reboots with the admin
credentials. However each time he reboots it requires him to
manually put in the admin user name and PW. How do we get around
this problem without joining his computer to the domain? We
obviously don't want to give out the admin login info to every user
and they are hesitant to add them to the domain because they take
there laptops home each night and don't want any problems with there
internet at home.
Questions/comments -
Why is the user connecting using administrative credentials to map the
drive? Can't this folder be accessed by a non-admin user account in the
domain? This doesn't sound like an ideal setup.....
You can set up a domain account & password that matches the local
workstation credentials and they ought to be passed through (I'm not a Vista
person, note).
I'd use a login script on the desktop rather than telling Windows to map the
drive automatically - have the user run it manually when they're in the
office.
net use x: \\server\share /persistent:no
All that said, I would recommend that *all* your users' computers be joined
to the domain - and use login scripts, group policy, to manage them. Their
internet access at home shouldn't be disrupted by this, but honestly, if
these are company owned computers, they should be locked down sufficiently
that the users can't (in)advertently make any systems changes or install
software.
.
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