Re: map drive w/o login ?

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From: Herb Martin (news_at_LearnQuick.com)
Date: 03/18/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:11:24 -0600

"dlbrum" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:f77901c40cf2$81047b30$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Is it possible to have a drive mapped while the machine
> is not logged in to a particular account ?

Sure. Many people confuse "Login" with "Authentication" both
in speaking and in funtionality.

Authentication validates the user's credentials and it required for
access to resources including logon to a machine. Logon is
not a prerequisite for authentication.

You must however be "on some machine" -- logged on or not
that supports the (SMB) service desired to issue the request.

To map (and authenticate explicitly) from Windows machines we use:

Net Use * \\ServerName\ShareName * /user:DomainOrServerName\Username

> I'd like to back up some net drives without leaving the
> machine logged in...

Domain machines are ALWAYS logged in if the network
is connected. Many people also confuse the "machine
account" with the "user account."

Machines log themselves in when they boot. Machines don't
normally have access to network resources but as of Win2000
that can be arranged because the machines account is now a
"first class object" which can be granted and denied access.

Of course, with no use logged onto that machine you will need
to run the "backup" as a service or scheduled batch job with the
runas command -- which actually (technically) does a logon too.

What exactly do you wish to do? 

-- 
Herb Martin
>
> ?

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