why isn't drive being mapped ? loginscript question ?

Snow-Munki · 28 Apr 2006 at 15:55

Hi in our login script, some users aren't getting their home drive mapped. This is the bit of code :

Code:

IFMEMBER.EXE "LOCAL\glos_Users"
if %errorlevel%==0 GOTO GLOS_HDRIVES_EXIT
net use h: \\glos-dc-01\h-drive$\%username%
:GLOS_HDRIVES_EXIT

Any obvious reason why their drive isn't being mapped properly ??

Thanks

Kerplunk · 28 Apr 2006 at 15:58

Permissions?

Snow-Munki · 28 Apr 2006 at 16:18

Kerplunk said:
Permissions?

seems fine, as the users who don't get the drive mapped, I created a simple batch file which maps the drive and that works fine :confused:

The_KiD · 28 Apr 2006 at 16:22

put some error checking in it:

Code:

IFMEMBER.EXE "LOCAL\glos_Users"
echo Error Level is: %errrolevel%
PAUSE
if %errorlevel%==0 GOTO GLOS_HDRIVES_EXIT
echo Error Level Was 0
echo Mapping drive to \\glos-dc-01\h-drive$\%username%
PAUSE
net use h: \\glos-dc-01\h-drive$\%username%
echo Drive mapped
PAUSE
:GLOS_HDRIVES_EXIT
echo GLOS_HDRIVES_EXIT WAS CALLED
PAUSE

See where it fails

( i am aware there are better ways to error check, but this is the easy way

)

Snow-Munki · 28 Apr 2006 at 16:27

but wouldn't this cause any problems as it is used in a loginscript, can't exactly have pause commands in it ?

The_KiD · 28 Apr 2006 at 16:30

Create a new script put that in it, put one of the users who is having trouble on this script instead of the other, then log that user in, everyone else can continue to use old script in meantime.

HangTime · 28 Apr 2006 at 22:41

I know nothing about login scripts, but looking at that it would appear that in order for the h: drive to get mapped, there must be a directory called %username% for each user.

Therefore it might be worth checking that all users have their own directories setup on that server, and that their username exactly matches the directory name.

hybrid · 29 Apr 2006 at 12:01

HangTime said:
I know nothing about login scripts, but looking at that it would appear that in order for the h: drive to get mapped, there must be a directory called %username% for each user.

Therefore it might be worth checking that all users have their own directories setup on that server, and that their username exactly matches the directory name.

I agree on with you on this one mate.

If some of the users cant get the mapped drive but some can then i'd look at the directory structure.

Making use the Username is the same as the folder name. Could be case-sensitive, cant remember now.

For example the username could be Joe.Ninety, but the folder could be called joe.ninety.

Its worth a check anyways.