Trying to call a batch file on a server1 from server2. Problem is both servers exist on different domains. Domain2 on which server2 resides has a name resolution to server1 and vice versa. If both servers where on the same domain then it's just a simple matter of entering the ff from the cmd prompt; \\server1\sharedDrive$\folder\batch.bat From different domains, i need to pass server userid and password. Tried different switches but nothing has worked so far.

Hi Stephen, you are asking a Windows 2000 Console batch question, but this is DOS forum. So you have asked your question in a *wrong* forum. Please note that Windows 2000 does not include "DOS". The "Command Prompt" in Win2K is just the WinNT/2K/XP system console, which is NOT DOS. Below is the *quotation* from the warning messages of this forum: "DO NOT post questions related to NT Batch scripting on this forum. Use the Programming forum. Use the Windows NT, 2000 or XP forum for questions regarding the Windows NT, 2000 or XP "DOS" command prompt." For more information about the "Command Prompt" (Win32 Console) in WinNT/2K/XP, you may read this page: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/stewartb/cmdprompt.html

geez, so many people have been asking about batches, not even thinking about the programming forum OR the forum for their OS... it's like a conspiracy