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Name: loki03xlh
Date: August 30, 2005 at 15:28:34 Pacific
Subject: mapping drives using net use
OS: win2003
CPU/Ram: xeon 3.0
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I am trying to create a login script that a group will use to login to a win2003 share. The thing is that I want them to login using the same username and password instead of creating unique ones. This is within a novell network and the is no AD. As an example, what would the NET USE command look like considering the severname is finance the sharename is ap, username is john and the password is racecar? Any help would be greatly appreciated.


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Response Number 1
Name: wanderer
Date: August 30, 2005 at 17:28:38 Pacific
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Novell servers don't do shares so there is no sharename or password on a share.

First off when you speak about shares and passwords that was in 9x and ME. 2003 shares don't use passwords. Authenication is done when you logon to the server in a domain or when you logon to a member server to access a share.

So it sounds like the primary network is Netware and you have a member 2003 server. Correct?
It would also appear you are setting up the member server with a single account for everyone to use. If so you are missing some key points and features of network administration.

Perhaps you need to explain a bit more.

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Response Number 2
Name: loki03xlh
Date: August 30, 2005 at 18:56:09 Pacific
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I have a netware network. We have a member2003 server that houses an application on a shared folder that a group needs to have access to. I have the login script that maps them to the 2003 shared folder, but it prompts them for a username and password. I don't want them to have to enter a second username and password when they log in to access this folder. It is almost a hundred users, so I don't want to have to enter usernames for all of them. So far I have the script:
@NET USE n: \\server\share , but I'm not sure what to add on to it as far as automating the username and password.


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Response Number 3
Name: wanderer
Date: August 31, 2005 at 11:15:35 Pacific
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You can see the syntax of the net use command by typing net use /? at a cmd prompt.

It does not appear to me you can do as you desire with net use. The /user switch requires domain name. You might try the dotted ie. ip address of the server and see if that will work since you are not on a domain.

net use n: \\servername\sharename /user:dotted domain name/user /password

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