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Hi

I'm having a problem with the syntax of the NET USE command although i'm pretty sure it's fine. I trying to map a drive to a My Documents folder which is located on the server under Group Policy (redirected folders).

Say the folder is on \\proliant\map\user\my documents i would type net use z: \\proliant\map\user\my documents and that wouldn't work. It told me unkown username or bad password.
I then figured it may have something to do with not specifying a username and password so i tried the following z:\\proliant\map\user\my documents /user:gnoble thepassword
It then tells me that the syntax is wrong, i have looked through various forums including EE and i can't see what's up with my syntax. I even tried /user:domain\gnoble

I have also tried replacing the computer name with the ip address of the server but with the same results.
I get the feeling this may have something to do with the NTFS permissions on the redirected folders because they are that tight but i don't know which ones i should change if any.

Thanks
Garry Noble
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Question Asked By: garrynoblek
Solution Provided By: Greenclock
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Comment by garrynoblek
points awarded to amit_q for providing the quotations, thats what was holding me back

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Comment by Greenclock
Well strictly speaking you should award the correct solution, not the one that is wrong.  When someone searches expert exchange and sees the one that you awarded, it is providing them with the wrong information based on the syntax.


NET USE [devicename | *] [\\computername\sharename[\volume] [password | *]]
        [/USER:[domainname\]username]
        [/USER:[dotted domain name\]username]
        [/USER:[username@dotted domain name]
        [/SMARTCARD]
        [/SAVECRED]
        [[/DELETE] | [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}]]

NET USE {devicename | *} [password | *] /HOME

NET USE [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}]
 
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If you ask the moderators then they can correct this for you.
 
 
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