Login Batch File to logon to Shared Folder

Hi
well...i think if the machines are part of the workgroup and they have different user names then on the server, then it should prompt them for user name and password by default on all clients. When a user tries to open a share, his/her user credentials are mathed with the ACL on the sharing server, if it matches, it gives proper rights, if it doesnt, it will prompt for user name and password.
make sure your win9x clients are setup to logon to Microsoft Network, so that they are intially prompted for a user name and password (which should be different from the server or atleast the password should be different so that the only Enter password text box appears) and when the script runs, it wil prompt user for user name and password.

If you map it during every logon anyway, there's no need to use /persistent:yes; in fact, it's rather counterproductive.
To prompt for the password, simply specify a "*" instead of the password. This will try to use the resource with the current user name, though. If you're using a different account for access to the resource (but the same one for different users), you can add it at the end:

@echo off
net use S: /delete 1>NUL 2>NUL
net use T: /delete 1>NUL 2>NUL
net use /persistent:no
Net Use S: \\SERVER\Seb * /user:SomeUser
Net Use T: \\SERVER\Db * /user:SomeUser

Or, just check for the presence of the mapped drives and only act if they're not there...

If not exist S:\nul net use s: \\server\seb * /user:username
if not exist T:\nul net use t: \\server\db * /user:username

your missing the point I am trying to make - or maybe I didnt explain myself clear.....I need to change my script so that the user gets prompted for a user name and password.......it then logs on to all the selected mapped drives.....I dont want to have to put a password for each drive ..... like if i use the * then it will ask me several times......

I basically need to sorta create a login screen and then the user has like all his or hers mapped drives .

well..havnt seen this before..or atleast havnt seen someone asking for such mapping...:) just an idea..try this script. i am not expert on vb script but its just my idea..will need proper script for it..someone can help through the exact code

Pasword="password"
resp = InputBox("Enter password to run the login script:")
If resp=Password then
batch file or login script for mapping drives goes here
end

now, your users should know this password..i dont know how you are going to inform them and what users/groups will have access to which login script..or will be general login script for all who knows the password to run them. anyone to write a proper script for it???

Sorry, but "I basically need to sorta create a login screen and then the user has like all his or hers mapped drives ." is far from being enough information.
What OSes are used to connect to the share? What is your general setup; a domain, a workgroup, a domain with a stand-alone server? What is the account used to logon the the server; is this one general account that all users use, or are there different accounts for every user? Are these local accounts on the server? How do people logon to their worktsations; local accounts, domain accounts? Is this a domain logon script you're running, a local logon script, something from the startup folder?

Okay sorry for the vague responses, I will be very specific now....

I have a file server that basically is on the workgroup and has several shared folders....the permission for certain shared folders are setup so only certain users can access those folders, and all accounts have passwords.

I basically want a batch login script kinda like this in the startup folder.... i just dont know how to make it work....

Please enter user name for File Server
 - User enters name

Verifying User Name.........

Please enter password
 - User enters password

Verifying passwork

then I jsut need to use like net use to map the certain folders to the drives which is pretty simply

You could try this:-
-------------- logonscript

call vbscript.vbs

-------------- vbscript.vbs

dim username, password

' Create WshShell object.
Dim WshShell
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

username = inputbox ("Enter username for share xxx.", "Enter username")

if username = "" then
      msgbox "User cancelled function.", 48, "Exit"
      WScript.Quit
end if

password = inputbox ("Enter password for share xxx.","Enter password")

if password = "" then
      msgbox "User cancelled function.", 48, "Exit"
      WScript.Quit
end if

Set WShShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WShShell.Run "x:\pathtologonscript.bat " & username & " " & password

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This will pass the user input for username and password to the logon script as %1 and %2

----------------------------- logon script

net use \\servername\sharename %2 /user:%1
net use \\servername\sharename %2 /user:%1
etc.

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If username and password are wrong the mapping will fail. If you want you could put some errorchecking in to loop back to the start if this happens. Is this the sort of thing you are looking for? If it is, and you need some further help putting bells and whistles on, just let me know...

Or, if Windows 2000 clients, just do this batch script

@echo off
setlocal
setlocal enableextensions
set usr=
set pwd=

:start
cls
set /p usr=Enter username for share
if not defined usr goto :error1
goto :pwd

:pwd
set /p pwd=Enter password for share
if not defined pwd goto :error2
goto :map

:error1
cls
echo You have not entered a valid username
pause
goto :start

:error2
cls
echo You have not entered a valid password
pause
goto :start

:map

net use \\server\share %pwd% /user:%usr%
if not errorlevel 0 goto :error3

net use \\server\share %pwd% /user:%usr%
if not errorlevel 0 goto :error3
goto :end

:error3
cls
Echo Your username and/or password were incorrect
goto :start (if you wish to prompt again) or goto :end (if you wish to exit without mapping)

:end
cls
Echo Exiting script
set usr=
set pwd=
endlocal

kz20fl - I like the batch file you just wrote the only thing when you enter incorrect password or username it does not go back to start - it basically just goes to end?

other than that it works can you suggest a fix for that?

I wonder if my errorchecking is a bit off. I've just got out of bed (it's a Bank Holiday in England), let me test that for you.

Change the line after the net use commands to

if errorlevel 1 goto :error3

I hope that should sort it out.

still didnt do anything.....now if I have that line it just keeps going back to start and doesnt even map the second drive etc...

Try just checking for the existence of the drive then:-

if not exist s: goto :error3

if not exist t: goto :error3

You'll just have to make sure that you add the /persistent:no switch onto your mapped drives in this instance

Not the best way to do things but should work

yes it did thanks - if i have any problems I will let you know cheers
also how can I put this in the windows registry so that it only starts this script for the specified user name etc..

Best idea would be to use the logon script field in User Manager - specify the logon script for the users that you wish this to run for.

The only other way to get it user-specific would be to use the Startup folder. As far as I am aware the Registry only supports HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run which is a setting for all users.

Using the logon script field is the best idea though because it ties everything in with the domain and stores the logon script on the netlogon share on the domain controller.

yeah but im not running a domain controller. - can i still do it?

Yes, but it will have to be for the users on the local machine. If they are Windows NT run musrmgr.exe, if they are Windows 2000 you will have to set the properties for each user through Computer Management. Use Properties | Profile | Logon Script.

yeah i did that but the login script didnt execute - I may jsut use the start up folder and wack it in there.

The logon script box normally looks for a netlogon share on a domain controller - you may need to specify the full path in the absence of a DC or alternatively put the logon script into c:\winnt\system32\repl\import\scripts