disconnect from samba without loggin off from Windows

Hi,

here is the scenario:

a working samba server with multiple accounts, e.g. user1, user2, user3 etc
a windows client running windows xp

problem:

if I connect to samba from the window box as user1, how do I reconnect
to it as user2 without logging off? (a DOS command is preferred, ie.
"net stop"?) Windows seems to remember the username/password settings.

thanks in adance

Song

You can make a second connection using the following command:

C:\net use

for exmaple,

net use \\samba-server\share /USER:username password

Although I am not sure how Samba will react, Windows servers a pretty stupid
about this and require previous connections using a different username be
disconnected first. For that you can use:

net use
- to find out what connections are present, then disconnect them using the
following:

net use \\samba-server\share /DELETE
-then make the other connection using the diff username.


"Song Yun Zhao" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:41902821$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> here is the scenario:
>
> a working samba server with multiple accounts, e.g. user1, user2, user3
etc
> a windows client running windows xp
>
> problem:
>
> if I connect to samba from the window box as user1, how do I reconnect
> to it as user2 without logging off? (a DOS command is preferred, ie.
> "net stop"?) Windows seems to remember the username/password settings.
>
> thanks in adance
>
> Song

A very handy command that is given by example in the Official Samba-3
HowTo and Reference Guide: 'net use * /d', which will disconnect all of
your active network connections (from a windows PC).

This is a very handy command when you have connected to your Samba
machine before joining the domain or you wish to re-authenticate using a
different username/password combination.

Josh

HisNameWasRobertPaulson wrote:
> You can make a second connection using the following command:
>
> C:\net use
>
> for exmaple,
>
> net use \\samba-server\share /USER:username password
>
> Although I am not sure how Samba will react, Windows servers a pretty stupid
> about this and require previous connections using a different username be
> disconnected first. For that you can use:
>
> net use
> - to find out what connections are present, then disconnect them using the
> following:
>
> net use \\samba-server\share /DELETE
> -then make the other connection using the diff username.
>
>
> "Song Yun Zhao" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:41902821$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>here is the scenario:
>>
>>a working samba server with multiple accounts, e.g. user1, user2, user3
>
> etc
>
>>a windows client running windows xp
>>
>>problem:
>>
>>if I connect to samba from the window box as user1, how do I reconnect
>>to it as user2 without logging off? (a DOS command is preferred, ie.
>>"net stop"?) Windows seems to remember the username/password settings.
>>
>>thanks in adance
>>
>>Song
>
>
>

thanks, very handy indeed

for anyone who is interested:

net use * /d /yes [or just /y]

will disconnect all shared resources without having to answer yes. for
some reason, the /yes switch is not documented when you type "net help
use" in the DOS command prompt

for more info: http://www.computerhope.com/nethlp.htm

this is useful for me as my goal is to write a vbscript to disconnect a
user and then connect as a different user.

here is the script:

Dim WShell
Set WShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WShell.Run "net use * /d /y", 0, true
WShell.Run "net use w: \\samba\\share /user:username password", 0, true