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Mapping network drivers usign Group Policy
Hello,
We are planning the migration to windows 2003.
Currently we have twenty differents nt 4.0 domains. The thing is that we are using .bat files to map the network drivers to Domain users. Our idea is to use Group Policy to Map the Network drivers for each user and if possible to avoid to use .bat files. We know that is possible to achieve this using Visual basic scripts. But we have the doubt if it is possible to map usign Group Policy. Obviosly it will be necessary to take in account the site where the user is logging in, in order to map the drivers to the file server in the site where the user is.
Is there any way to map the NetWork drivers usign Group Policy ?
Based in your experience, do you advice to use this method to map drives ?
What it will happend with the users with portables computers ?
Thanks in advance
We are planning the migration to windows 2003.
Currently we have twenty differents nt 4.0 domains. The thing is that we are using .bat files to map the network drivers to Domain users. Our idea is to use Group Policy to Map the Network drivers for each user and if possible to avoid to use .bat files. We know that is possible to achieve this using Visual basic scripts. But we have the doubt if it is possible to map usign Group Policy. Obviosly it will be necessary to take in account the site where the user is logging in, in order to map the drivers to the file server in the site where the user is.
Is there any way to map the NetWork drivers usign Group Policy ?
Based in your experience, do you advice to use this method to map drives ?
What it will happend with the users with portables computers ?
Thanks in advance
adamdrayer
In group policy, you can specify login/logoff scripts as well as startup/startdown scripts. You can use batchfiles, vbscript, javascript, etc..
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Hello Simon,
However, It is possible to create a Script usign Visual basic, kix, etc.,using variables referencing to differents groups. For example It is possible to create an script, using IF
command in order to assign the Name Server string to a variable in order to map
the server, etc.
In NT 4.0 domains, I think It is possible to assign a .bat fle to an user usign USER MANAGER console. but I think It is only possible to assign one. If want to run more than one script file for user, It is necessary to include the reference to that other script inside the main .bat file . Isn´t it?
In Windows 2000/windows 2003 domains. It it possible to apoly log in/log off scripts usign group Policy. I have these questions:
- We create a generic script (with variables, IF, etc) to be able to assign server,printers,
depending where the user are (I am talking about the users with desktops, who are always in the same site) and apply this script to High Level OU (for example business unit OU). I am worry because with 7000 users, if I need to assign the servers, printers using IF, variables. Will it not happen that the logon process will be slow (Imagine 7.000 users, and grouping for users (using Security groups) in the same site in order to be able to use "IF" and assign file servers names to map network drives, and a lot of sites with files servers). In your experience, do you think this a correct way?
- In windows 2003 if there are several .bat files in SYSVOL folders. does the user who log in process all script in this folder or only the scripts who are assigned through Group Policy or User properties?
However, It is possible to create a Script usign Visual basic, kix, etc.,using variables referencing to differents groups. For example It is possible to create an script, using IF
command in order to assign the Name Server string to a variable in order to map
the server, etc.
In NT 4.0 domains, I think It is possible to assign a .bat fle to an user usign USER MANAGER console. but I think It is only possible to assign one. If want to run more than one script file for user, It is necessary to include the reference to that other script inside the main .bat file . Isn´t it?
In Windows 2000/windows 2003 domains. It it possible to apoly log in/log off scripts usign group Policy. I have these questions:
- We create a generic script (with variables, IF, etc) to be able to assign server,printers,
depending where the user are (I am talking about the users with desktops, who are always in the same site) and apply this script to High Level OU (for example business unit OU). I am worry because with 7000 users, if I need to assign the servers, printers using IF, variables. Will it not happen that the logon process will be slow (Imagine 7.000 users, and grouping for users (using Security groups) in the same site in order to be able to use "IF" and assign file servers names to map network drives, and a lot of sites with files servers). In your experience, do you think this a correct way?
- In windows 2003 if there are several .bat files in SYSVOL folders. does the user who log in process all script in this folder or only the scripts who are assigned through Group Policy or User properties?