How do I map a drive with password and username?

How do I map a drive with password and username?

GUI Method

1. Right click ‘My Computer’ -> ‘Disconnect Network Drive’.
2. Select your network drive, and disconnect it.
3. Right click ‘My Computer’ -> ‘Map Network Drive’.
4. Enter the path, and click ‘Connect using a different username and password’
5. Input the appropriate username and password.

How do I create a drive mapping script?

How to: Creating Batch File to Map Network Drive

1. Open Notepad (Start>Run>Type Notepad or Start>Programs>Accessories>Notepad.
2. Type @echo Create new F: drive mapping (The drive letter could be any letter)
3. Type @net use F: \Network path /persistent: yes (The Network path is the path where you want to mapped to)

How do I map a drive to a domain user?

1 Answer

1. On the GPO right click and select edit.
2. Navigate to User Configuration -> Preferences -> Windows Settings -> Drive Mappings.
3. Right Click Drive Mappings, Select New – > Mapped Drive.
4. Configure Drive Mapping Properties.

How do I map a network drive without credentials?

Go to Control Panel > Network and sharing center > Change advanced sharing settings > Enable Turn Off password protect sharing option. By doing the above settings we can access the shared folder without any username/password.

How do I setup a login script?

In the console tree, expand Local Users and Groups, and then click Users. In the right pane, right-click the user account that you want, and then click Properties. Click the Profile tab. In the Logon script box, type the file name (and the relative path, if necessary) of the logon script.

Where are the logon and logoff scripts located?

Open the Local Group Policy Editor. In the console tree, click Scripts (Logon/Logoff). The path is User ConfigurationWindows Settings[&Scripts&] (Logon/Logoff). In the results pane, double-click Logon.

Why do we call the drive mapping script from our client?

We do not call the Drive mapping script from our client, we put a Logon script between, which calls the Drive mapping script. The reason behind that approach: You can easily add other logon procedures you want to run to that script (referencing other scripts) and don’t have to create a task for each.

When to use a login script in a network?

The most frequent use for login scripts is to connect all users to a certain network share, using the same drive letter. This ensures consistency across the network and can make support and documenting procedures much easier.

Can a logon script be run as an administrator?

Logon scripts are run as User, not Administrator, and their rights are limited accordingly. Local Group Policy Editor and the Resultant Set of Policy snap-in are available in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, and Windows 7 Enterprise.