Windows 2000 Drive mapping question.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-04-07 03:04pm

Situation: Creating a mapped drive from a Win2K Pro (sp3) client to a NAS box. I connect the map as a different user than is logged into the PC. (Im using a local account on the NAS)

The map is fine, until I log off or reboot, then it prompts me for the password of the alternate user mapping the share. Not a big deal, but I noticed in XP that it seems to cache the password and remember next time around.

Is feature not supported in Win2K? Anyone see this behavior?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-04-07 03:32pm

There should be an option to remember (i.e. cache) passwords when it pops up the dialogue?

If you don't want to keep doing that, you could create a shorcut with the NET USE command (which IIRC has a username/password flag)

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2003-04-07 03:36pm

Hmm yea net use is good.

The syntax is

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net use x: \\computername\share /user:abc password

Where x: the desired drive
abc is the username
and password is your password

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-04-07 03:42pm

You might have to use

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net use x: \\computername\share /user:domain\username password

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-04-07 03:52pm

Faram wrote:Hmm yea net use is good.

The syntax is
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net use x: \\computername\share /user:abc password
Where x: the desired drive
abc is the username
and password is your password

PHONGN: From the GUI there is no option to cache the password. But there isnt in XP either, as far as I remember.

FARAM: I ran

net use z: \\computername\share /user:abc password /persistent:yes

and it seemed to cache the password. So thanks, to both of you.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-04-07 03:53pm

Ahh yes, I forgot about the persistant flag.

As for XP, a switch flag does exist.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-04-07 04:05pm

phongn wrote:Ahh yes, I forgot about the persistant flag.

As for XP, a switch flag does exist.

I will keep an eye out for that flag. I dont get a chance to support XP very often and I dont have it for my test machines.

This issue only really comes up in a workgroup environment. The NAS box supports domain authentication.

Its amazing the variety of environments you get to touch when working in a call center. Hehe, some guy called last friday and didnt back up his server for 3 years. Now the mobo is dead and he lost 3 grand in sales because of it. (you cant pop the drives into a pc it wont recognize em)

EmperorMing · Post by **EmperorMing** » 2003-04-07 04:16pm

TrailerParkJawa wrote: Its amazing the variety of environments you get to touch when working in a call center. Hehe, some guy called last friday and didnt back up his server for 3 years. Now the mobo is dead and he lost 3 grand in sales because of it. (you cant pop the drives into a pc it wont recognize em)

LOL!! I used to see that too many times. People just don't get it about backing up their stuff...

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-04-07 04:23pm

TrailerParkJawa wrote:
phongn wrote:Ahh yes, I forgot about the persistant flag.

As for XP, a switch flag does exist.
I will keep an eye out for that flag. I dont get a chance to support XP very often and I dont have it for my test machines.

This issue only really comes up in a workgroup environment. The NAS box supports domain authentication.

Its amazing the variety of environments you get to touch when working in a call center. Hehe, some guy called last friday and didnt back up his server for 3 years. Now the mobo is dead and he lost 3 grand in sales because of it. (you cant pop the drives into a pc it wont recognize em)

Holy shit, what kind of ancient drives does he have in there?

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-04-07 04:30pm

TrailerParkJawa wrote:Hehe, some guy called last friday and didnt back up his server for 3 years. Now the mobo is dead and he lost 3 grand in sales because of it.

You need to keep a "you are an idiot" soundbite on hand for those kinds of occasions.

(you cant pop the drives into a pc it wont recognize em)

Why not? Are they dead too? Or are they based on some oddball standard? A modern SCSI adapter should still recognize even the most ancient SCSI-1 drives.

TrailerParkJawa · Post by **TrailerParkJawa** » 2003-04-07 04:39pm

Darth Wong wrote:
TrailerParkJawa wrote:Hehe, some guy called last friday and didnt back up his server for 3 years. Now the mobo is dead and he lost 3 grand in sales because of it.
You need to keep a "you are an idiot" soundbite on hand for those kinds of occasions.
(you cant pop the drives into a pc it wont recognize em)
Why not? Are they dead too? Or are they based on some oddball standard? A modern SCSI adapter should still recognize even the most ancient SCSI-1 drives.

Its a Network Attached Storage device running an in house version of Unix.
Yes, technically the data is still there, but this guy was not proficient with computers ( he didnt even have email ) also, there is a warranty issue. If you open this paticular unit yourself you void the warranty.

I suppose if you jumpered the drive as a slave any PC or Unix box might see it. Im not sure. Problem was, with the mobo being dead, we could not verify the condition of the drives either.

Im working in a temp job at SnapAppliance. (ssshhh...im at work now.)