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by bconklin

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Is there any easy to automate mapping a network drive prior to the user logging on? We currently are deploying ZEN Works from Novell to manage our Win2000 desktops. There is a problem in that ZEN works will fail to load an application on a machine if the application requires a mapped drive to work and the user has not logged on as the application is loaded. We currently image all our workstations and assign the users their applications to the machine. I want to map a drive before that user logson.Can I use a batch file and how do I make the machine run that batch file as it boots?

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by quintar51

Hi,

yes you can use a batch file/script to automate a drive mapping.

the command is NET USE

If you want to know the different options, go to start, run, cmd, type NET USE /? and that will show you all the options which you can include inyour script.

To have the machine run this script during bootup, you can either put in the NETLOGON directory or SYSVOL directory. It depends on if the 2000 server is a domain controller or if it's a member server.

domain controller -> WINNT\SYSVOL\sysvol\"DOMAIN NAME"\scripts

member server -> WINNT\SYSVOL\netlogon\"DOMAIN NAME"\scripts

good luck

by shmaltz

Mapping a drive is done in the user profile, I don't believe it is posible to do so on the machine a user has to log on first.

by bchesmer

This is strait from Novell;

Property pages let you change a variety of settings, including network drive mappings, printer ports, and additional parameters to be automatically configured when the application is launched, reducing the need to add mappings in user login scripts to run network applications.

Because Application objects configure their required resources when launched, you can reduce maintenance of system and user login scripts as well as login execution times.

With this info in mind, how are you setting up the Apps association to the users? If I am not mistaken, if you do it by WS then you should not ru into the stated problem.

by bchesmer

Let me know how you have the Apps setup. I'm confident we can easily come up with a solution.

by bconklin

Thanks...with your help we were able to set the drive mapping within the application object properties. The problem appears to have been solved!

by ingram

The F drive is usually connect at startup on novell to the sys volume or what ever you have set it to. You should be bale to use this as the network drive. If not you could always get the novell client to run a pre logon script, this can be done in the client setting of novell client

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