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Login Script for windows 2003 server

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I need help creating a Login Script that will accomidate the following:
Allocates them the following drives:
S: Software
Map all users upon loggining in to their respective home directories under the drive letter H:
Map using the letter I: access to the application directory.

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There are a couple of possibilities:
* batchfile
* Kixtart
* VBScript
* other 3rd party tool like ScriptLogic

I myself am a Kixtart fanatic. Easy to use and easy to understand login scripts.

with Kixtart you can create scripts like:
USE H: @HOMESHR
USE S: \\SRVR\Software
USE I: \\SRVR\Apps

Check http://www.kixtart.org for more information.

3rd party

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* http://www.fasttrackscript.com

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I’d do this by combining two processes.

First, in the user profile in AD you can set the home directory – that’s where I’d set “H”.

The other two are simple net use statements.

net use s: /delete
net use s: \\servername\directoryname

net use q: /delete
net use q: “\\servername\share name”

I prefer to delete the drive first, just to be sure – hold over from the old DOS days.

Note – if there is a space in directory/sharename then you have to enclose the string in “”.

jdg

“net use” command to map network drives

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I use this myself for what I do as it’s the simpliest method.

You can do it using KIX as well but I’ve found it doesn’t work well for VPN users who needs their drives mapped as it takes a long time.

Using the “net use” command mentioned above works well and very simple.

I too would delete the drive firstl as well in case users map it manually to something else, otherwise it won’t map it.

Drive Mapping

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save this file as filename.vbs
and then put it in act login script in active directory user area.

Option Explicit
Dim objNetwork, strRemotePath1, strRemotePath2
Dim strDriveLetter1, strDriveLetter2
strDriveLetter1 = “M:”
strDriveLetter2 = “P:”
strRemotePath1 = “\\alan\drivers”
strRemotePath2 = “\\alan\downloads reports”
Set objNetwork = CreateObject(“WScript.Network”)
‘ Section which maps two drives, M: and P:
objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive strDriveLetter1, strRemotePath1
objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive strDriveLetter2, strRemotePath2
‘ Extra code just to add a message box
WScript.Echo “Map drives ” & strDriveLetter1 & ” & ” & strDriveLetter2
Wscript.Quit

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