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by ed mcandrew

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We run a netware 5.0d network with client 3.3 installed on win98 workstations.

When the first use logs into the network, they get their mapping to their home drive on the file server. All subsequent users get the appropriate drive mappings to their home directory, but in explorer, the drive mapping has the name of the original user (first to login). In an experiment, I saved data to this drive, and everything is actually going where it's supposed to, but, the name is still that of the original user.

I've checked all of the client properties relating to saving user profiles, I've looked through the registry for entries associated with the first user (couldn't find any).

Does anyone have an suggestions?

Ed McAndrew-MCSE
Computer Tech III
Brunswick County Schools

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by dheupel

I have an idea. You have set up your user accounts by using a template? Does the template point to a particular folder as a user's home folder. Look in NetAdmin at your Templates, Profiles, and Groups. I suspect your problem lies there, and not on the users' workstations.

Good luck.

by mm212

It sounds to me as though your drive mapping was done through Windows Explorer and the "Reconnect at Logon" box was checked. To stop the workstation from connecting to the same share every time, here's what you'll have to do:

If someone has an easier way to do this in Windows 9X, please enlighten me. I would make it impossible for them to connect to the share for now so that Windows will ask you if you want to attempt to connect to the share in the future and you can say "No."

Then to setup the mapping correctly: What I would do is set up the login script for their OU to read something like this:

MAP ROOT H:=SERVERNAME/VOL1:USERS\%LOGIN_NAME

This, of course, assumes that their home directory was created correctly via NWAdmin and that they have the rights to it. I RARELY EVER map drives through Windows and when I do, I do a "Novell Map Network Drive" and don't put a checkmark in "Reconnect at Logon" since it's such a pain to get it to keep from connecting later.

by ed mcandrew

Thank you for your input...Unfortunately, I do run all of my mappings through login scripts.

map r h:=servername\vol2:\users\%login_name

or

map r h:=servername\vol2:\users\%cn

either one...same results.

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