Net Use Statement will not run on win98 in a 2000 Domain

Has anyone run into an issue with the use of net use
statement not running on windows 98 desktops. We are
migrating users from Novell Servers to 2000 servers, and I
have come a cross an issue where shared folders cannot be
accessed by end users when using a net use statement in
thier logon script. If I have rights set to everyone it
works fine, but as soon as I set up some security the 98
machines generate an error 50: message at logon. Using the
same .bat file and the same users on a 2000 desktop I
receive no errors, and the mapping statements works fine.

Anyone seen this before.

Does this apply?

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;259630

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"-Leotta-" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:051301c3a7df$15a55c10$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Has anyone run into an issue with the use of net use
> statement not running on windows 98 desktops. We are
> migrating users from Novell Servers to 2000 servers, and I
> have come a cross an issue where shared folders cannot be
> accessed by end users when using a net use statement in
> thier logon script. If I have rights set to everyone it
> works fine, but as soon as I set up some security the 98
> machines generate an error 50: message at logon. Using the
> same .bat file and the same users on a 2000 desktop I
> receive no errors, and the mapping statements works fine.
>
> Anyone seen this before.

- What exactly is the "net use" statement you use?
- What exactly is the error message you get? (Please don't
just quote error numbers!)


"-Leotta-" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:051301c3a7df$15a55c10$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Has anyone run into an issue with the use of net use
> statement not running on windows 98 desktops. We are
> migrating users from Novell Servers to 2000 servers, and I
> have come a cross an issue where shared folders cannot be
> accessed by end users when using a net use statement in
> thier logon script. If I have rights set to everyone it
> works fine, but as soon as I set up some security the 98
> machines generate an error 50: message at logon. Using the
> same .bat file and the same users on a 2000 desktop I
> receive no errors, and the mapping statements works fine.
>
> Anyone seen this before.

We are doing something similiar. We can't use the net use
command to map our 98 users home directories unless their
actual directory is shared. ie:
net use h: \\server\data\home\username will not work (data
is the win2k shared directory)
net use h: \\server\username will work if username
directory is shared.

Downside is that everyone can see everyone elses
directories, but permissions can be set to only allow the
correct user into each directory. This doesn't include the
headaches that are going to crop up when trying to setup
application directories.

I would love to hear a workaround for this, but I haven't
been able to find any in my searches of the internet.

>-----Original Message-----
>Does this apply?
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;259630
>
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>Richard G. Harper ((E-Mail Removed)) MVP Win9x
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>
>"-Leotta-" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:051301c3a7df$15a55c10$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Has anyone run into an issue with the use of net use
>> statement not running on windows 98 desktops. We are
>> migrating users from Novell Servers to 2000 servers,
and I
>> have come a cross an issue where shared folders cannot
be
>> accessed by end users when using a net use statement in
>> thier logon script. If I have rights set to everyone it
>> works fine, but as soon as I set up some security the 98
>> machines generate an error 50: message at logon. Using
the
>> same .bat file and the same users on a 2000 desktop I
>> receive no errors, and the mapping statements works
fine.
>>
>> Anyone seen this before.
>
>
>.
>

See below.


"Phil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:000601c3a937$2b3031a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> We are doing something similiar. We can't use the net use
> command to map our 98 users home directories unless their
> actual directory is shared. ie:
> net use h: \\server\data\home\username will not work (data
> is the win2k shared directory)

This syntax works on Win2000/XP machines but is not supported
in a Win9x environment.


> net use h: \\server\username will work if username
> directory is shared.

Exactly.


> Downside is that everyone can see everyone elses
> directories, but permissions can be set to only allow the
> correct user into each directory. This doesn't include the
> headaches that are going to crop up when trying to setup
> application directories.
>
> I would love to hear a workaround for this, but I haven't
> been able to find any in my searches of the internet.

On a Win2000 Server, you can set individual shares for your
users so that nobody can see anybody else's folders. You
need to talk to a person who is familiar with Win2000 Servers,
shares and NTFS permissions. It is then a routine task to
set up a structure that suits your environment.


> >-----Original Message-----
> >Does this apply?
> >
> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
> us;259630
> >
> >--
> >Richard G. Harper ((E-Mail Removed)) MVP Win9x
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> to.
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> >
> >
> >"-Leotta-" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:051301c3a7df$15a55c10$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Has anyone run into an issue with the use of net use
> >> statement not running on windows 98 desktops. We are
> >> migrating users from Novell Servers to 2000 servers,
> and I
> >> have come a cross an issue where shared folders cannot
> be
> >> accessed by end users when using a net use statement in
> >> thier logon script. If I have rights set to everyone it
> >> works fine, but as soon as I set up some security the 98
> >> machines generate an error 50: message at logon. Using
> the
> >> same .bat file and the same users on a 2000 desktop I
> >> receive no errors, and the mapping statements works
> fine.
> >>
> >> Anyone seen this before.
> >
> >
> >.
> >