Mapping search drives

I'm used to novell where search drives can be mapped based on the user logon
script.

How do I map search drives in 2003 server?

--
Paul

Danny
Fri Jun 20 12:07:38 PDT 2008

Not totally sure what you mean by search drives but you use login scripts to
map drives in Windows.

hth
DDS

"Paul0426" <Paul0426@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm used to novell where search drives can be mapped based on the user
> logon
> script.
>
> How do I map search drives in 2003 server?
>
> --
> Paul

Pegasus
Fri Jun 20 12:55:58 PDT 2008


"Paul0426" <Paul0426@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:611BE2C5-8A04-446F-BFD9-0B214E2B16BC@microsoft.com...
> I'm used to novell where search drives can be mapped based on the user
> logon
> script.
>
> How do I map search drives in 2003 server?
>
> --
> Paul

In a Windows environment, users usually have a home drive.
You can exploit this feature by creating the file "shares.bat"
in a hidden subfolder of this drive and placing lines like the
ones below into it:
@echo off
net use S: \\Server\Sales
net use T: \\Server\Accounting

Each of these files can be tailored to suit the respective user.
You invoke it by inserting this line into your logon script:

if exist P:\HiddenFolder\Shares.bat call P:\HiddenFolder\Shares.bat

provided that drive P: is mapped to the user's home drive.

Paul0426
Mon Jun 23 05:03:03 PDT 2008

A search drive is basiclly the same as the old dos path command. The
location(s) where the system is to look for a file if not in the working
directory.
--
Paul


"Danny Sanders" wrote:

> Not totally sure what you mean by search drives but you use login scripts to
> map drives in Windows.
>
> hth
> DDS
>
> "Paul0426" <Paul0426@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:611BE2C5-8A04-446F-BFD9-0B214E2B16BC@microsoft.com...
> > I'm used to novell where search drives can be mapped based on the user
> > logon
> > script.
> >
> > How do I map search drives in 2003 server?
> >
> > --
> > Paul
>
>
>

Paul0426
Mon Jun 23 05:09:03 PDT 2008

Ok, but I am failing to see what makes them a "search". The example you gave
looks to be to be like any other mapping. Am I missing something?

--
Paul


"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "Paul0426" <Paul0426@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:611BE2C5-8A04-446F-BFD9-0B214E2B16BC@microsoft.com...
> > I'm used to novell where search drives can be mapped based on the user
> > logon
> > script.
> >
> > How do I map search drives in 2003 server?
> >
> > --
> > Paul
>
> In a Windows environment, users usually have a home drive.
> You can exploit this feature by creating the file "shares.bat"
> in a hidden subfolder of this drive and placing lines like the
> ones below into it:
> @echo off
> net use S: \\Server\Sales
> net use T: \\Server\Accounting
>
> Each of these files can be tailored to suit the respective user.
> You invoke it by inserting this line into your logon script:
>
> if exist P:\HiddenFolder\Shares.bat call P:\HiddenFolder\Shares.bat
>
> provided that drive P: is mapped to the user's home drive.
>
>
>

Pegasus
Mon Jun 23 06:00:53 PDT 2008


"Paul0426" <Paul0426@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:19A5318C-2831-410F-87B1-73264884A5F3@microsoft.com...
> Ok, but I am failing to see what makes them a "search". The example you
> gave
> looks to be to be like any other mapping. Am I missing something?
>
> --
> Paul

This is because I failed to understand the term "Search Drive".
Best to use Windows terminology when asking Windows-related
questions.

Does this mean that you wish to specify a %path% that is composed
of two elements:
a) The standard Windows directories
b) A number of user-specific directories

Note that the %path% variable is used for executables only.
It is not used when looking for data files.

Paul0426
Mon Jun 23 06:34:05 PDT 2008

Sorry about that, my background is Novell.

Will the %path% work for dll's?
--
Paul


"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "Paul0426" <Paul0426@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:19A5318C-2831-410F-87B1-73264884A5F3@microsoft.com...
> > Ok, but I am failing to see what makes them a "search". The example you
> > gave
> > looks to be to be like any other mapping. Am I missing something?
> >
> > --
> > Paul
>
> This is because I failed to understand the term "Search Drive".
> Best to use Windows terminology when asking Windows-related
> questions.
>
> Does this mean that you wish to specify a %path% that is composed
> of two elements:
> a) The standard Windows directories
> b) A number of user-specific directories
>
> Note that the %path% variable is used for executables only.
> It is not used when looking for data files.
>
>
>

Paul0426
Mon Jun 23 06:40:01 PDT 2008

I am looking to modify the environment path either based on user, or user
group at logon. But I need to find both exe's and dll's.


--
Paul


"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "Paul0426" <Paul0426@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:19A5318C-2831-410F-87B1-73264884A5F3@microsoft.com...
> > Ok, but I am failing to see what makes them a "search". The example you
> > gave
> > looks to be to be like any other mapping. Am I missing something?
> >
> > --
> > Paul
>
> This is because I failed to understand the term "Search Drive".
> Best to use Windows terminology when asking Windows-related
> questions.
>
> Does this mean that you wish to specify a %path% that is composed
> of two elements:
> a) The standard Windows directories
> b) A number of user-specific directories
>
> Note that the %path% variable is used for executables only.
> It is not used when looking for data files.
>
>
>

Pegasus
Mon Jun 23 06:48:33 PDT 2008

Since Dynamic Link Libraries are never called directly, their
location does not need to be listed in the path. AFAIK, DLLs
either reside in the System32 folder or in the folder where the
application resides that invokes them.

To set the %path% for a specific user, use setx.exe. You can
download it from the Windows Resource Kit.


"Paul0426" <Paul0426@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6BC6B3C4-1671-4F78-A366-F40432301747@microsoft.com...
>I am looking to modify the environment path either based on user, or user
> group at logon. But I need to find both exe's and dll's.
>
>
> --
> Paul
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Paul0426" <Paul0426@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:19A5318C-2831-410F-87B1-73264884A5F3@microsoft.com...
>> > Ok, but I am failing to see what makes them a "search". The example
>> > you
>> > gave
>> > looks to be to be like any other mapping. Am I missing something?
>> >
>> > --
>> > Paul
>>
>> This is because I failed to understand the term "Search Drive".
>> Best to use Windows terminology when asking Windows-related
>> questions.
>>
>> Does this mean that you wish to specify a %path% that is composed
>> of two elements:
>> a) The standard Windows directories
>> b) A number of user-specific directories
>>
>> Note that the %path% variable is used for executables only.
>> It is not used when looking for data files.
>>
>>
>>