drive mapping as a service

HI everyone,


i have requirement in my project where we want drive to be permanently
mapped in around 20 windows 2003 server and the server on whihc share exists
is a unix server and that sahre need to be mapped all these 2003
server.without the actual user logeed in..

i tried to use net use :x \\servername\sharename /persistent:YES and the i
converted this into a bat file and then into a .exe file and

i tried to run this .exe file as a user defined service but i am not sure
even if servce is created it starts and then stops.. just wanted to know if
anyone has the exact reason for y this is happening service starting and
stopping.. elsewaise if anyone has a better solution than what i thought..


NONU

I don't think it is possible. Mapped drives are a "user" thing.

Mapped drives stink anyway and you should not use them. They are a thing of
the past and should be eliminated.

Redesign the project so that it does not require Mapped Drives but uses,
perhaps, UNC pathes instead.


--
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com



"NONU" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9D7036BB-250E-40B6-BBF6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> HI everyone,
>
>
> i have requirement in my project where we want drive to be permanently
> mapped in around 20 windows 2003 server and the server on whihc share
> exists
> is a unix server and that sahre need to be mapped all these 2003
> server.without the actual user logeed in..
>
> i tried to use net use :x \\servername\sharename /persistent:YES and the i
> converted this into a bat file and then into a .exe file and
>
> i tried to run this .exe file as a user defined service but i am not sure
> even if servce is created it starts and then stops.. just wanted to know
> if
> anyone has the exact reason for y this is happening service starting and
> stopping.. elsewaise if anyone has a better solution than what i thought..
>
>
> NONU

You're making it too hard. Use persistent: no and Task Scheduler to run the
..bat file as a start up script.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

"NONU" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9D7036BB-250E-40B6-BBF6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> HI everyone,
>
>
> i have requirement in my project where we want drive to be permanently
> mapped in around 20 windows 2003 server and the server on whihc share
exists
> is a unix server and that sahre need to be mapped all these 2003
> server.without the actual user logeed in..
>
> i tried to use net use :x \\servername\sharename /persistent:YES and the i
> converted this into a bat file and then into a .exe file and
>
> i tried to run this .exe file as a user defined service but i am not sure
> even if servce is created it starts and then stops.. just wanted to know
if
> anyone has the exact reason for y this is happening service starting and
> stopping.. elsewaise if anyone has a better solution than what i thought..
>
>
> NONU

So it will map a drive letter without a user logged in?

--
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


"Doug Sherman [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> You're making it too hard. Use persistent: no and Task Scheduler to run
> the
> .bat file as a start up script.
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "NONU" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:9D7036BB-250E-40B6-BBF6-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> HI everyone,
>>
>>
>> i have requirement in my project where we want drive to be permanently
>> mapped in around 20 windows 2003 server and the server on whihc share
> exists
>> is a unix server and that sahre need to be mapped all these 2003
>> server.without the actual user logeed in..
>>
>> i tried to use net use :x \\servername\sharename /persistent:YES and the
>> i
>> converted this into a bat file and then into a .exe file and
>>
>> i tried to run this .exe file as a user defined service but i am not sure
>> even if servce is created it starts and then stops.. just wanted to know
> if
>> anyone has the exact reason for y this is happening service starting and
>> stopping.. elsewaise if anyone has a better solution than what i
>> thought..
>>
>>
>> NONU
>
>

yeah, it maps the drive in the name of whichever account the bat file runs
in

TimeTraveller


"Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> So it will map a drive letter without a user logged in?
>
> --
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>
> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> You're making it too hard. Use persistent: no and Task Scheduler to run
>> the
>> .bat file as a start up script.
>>
>> Doug Sherman
>> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>>
>> "NONU" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:9D7036BB-250E-40B6-BBF6-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> HI everyone,
>>>
>>>
>>> i have requirement in my project where we want drive to be permanently
>>> mapped in around 20 windows 2003 server and the server on whihc share
>> exists
>>> is a unix server and that sahre need to be mapped all these 2003
>>> server.without the actual user logeed in..
>>>
>>> i tried to use net use :x \\servername\sharename /persistent:YES and the
>>> i
>>> converted this into a bat file and then into a .exe file and
>>>
>>> i tried to run this .exe file as a user defined service but i am not
>>> sure
>>> even if servce is created it starts and then stops.. just wanted to know
>> if
>>> anyone has the exact reason for y this is happening service starting and
>>> stopping.. elsewaise if anyone has a better solution than what i
>>> thought..
>>>
>>>
>>> NONU
>>
>>
>
>

Ok, I see.

Phil

"TimeTraveller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:NcbFg.429456$IK3.352673@pd7tw1no...
> yeah, it maps the drive in the name of whichever account the bat file runs
> in
>
> TimeTraveller
>
>
> "Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> So it will map a drive letter without a user logged in?
>>
>> --
>> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
>> www.wandtv.com
>>
>>
>> "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> You're making it too hard. Use persistent: no and Task Scheduler to run
>>> the
>>> .bat file as a start up script.
>>>
>>> Doug Sherman
>>> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>>>
>>> "NONU" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:9D7036BB-250E-40B6-BBF6-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> HI everyone,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> i have requirement in my project where we want drive to be permanently
>>>> mapped in around 20 windows 2003 server and the server on whihc share
>>> exists
>>>> is a unix server and that sahre need to be mapped all these 2003
>>>> server.without the actual user logeed in..
>>>>
>>>> i tried to use net use :x \\servername\sharename /persistent:YES and
>>>> the i
>>>> converted this into a bat file and then into a .exe file and
>>>>
>>>> i tried to run this .exe file as a user defined service but i am not
>>>> sure
>>>> even if servce is created it starts and then stops.. just wanted to
>>>> know
>>> if
>>>> anyone has the exact reason for y this is happening service starting
>>>> and
>>>> stopping.. elsewaise if anyone has a better solution than what i
>>>> thought..
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> NONU
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>