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Mount a network UNC to a local drive letterFor Windows Server 2003:
Is there a way to permanently mount a network UNC to a local drive letter? Something similar to volume mounsting to a SAN. This needs to be a drive letter that is also available when a user is not logged in... Thanks Karl Yes use the net use command. You can add this command in the login script.
net use x: \\servename\sharename <k***@geekclan.com> wrote in message Show quoteHide quote news:1152570850.357627.300390@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > For Windows Server 2003: > > Is there a way to permanently mount a network UNC to a local drive > letter? Something similar to volume mounsting to a SAN. This needs to > be a drive letter that is also available when a user is not logged > in... > > Thanks > > Karl > I know that one but I specifically need this to be available when no
one is logged into the server... Thanks MS User2006 wrote: Show quoteHide quote > Yes use the net use command. You can add this command in the login script. > net use x: \\servename\sharename > > <k***@geekclan.com> wrote in message > news:1152570850.357627.300390@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > > For Windows Server 2003: > > > > Is there a way to permanently mount a network UNC to a local drive > > letter? Something similar to volume mounsting to a SAN. This needs to > > be a drive letter that is also available when a user is not logged > > in... > > > > Thanks > > > > Karl > > Run it as a startup script instead of a login script. You can do this with
Task Scheduler or Group Policy. Doug Sherman MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP <k***@geekclan.com> wrote in message Show quoteHide quote news:1152572508.904470.107490@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > I know that one but I specifically need this to be available when no > one is logged into the server... > > Thanks > > > MS User2006 wrote: > > Yes use the net use command. You can add this command in the login script. > > net use x: \\servename\sharename > > > > <k***@geekclan.com> wrote in message > > news:1152570850.357627.300390@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > > > For Windows Server 2003: > > > > > > Is there a way to permanently mount a network UNC to a local drive > > > letter? Something similar to volume mounsting to a SAN. This needs to > > > be a drive letter that is also available when a user is not logged > > > in... > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Karl > > > > Doug
Will this work? Mapped network drives are normally a feature of HKCU - in other words, your script may run, but the drive letter will only be 'visible' to the user that mapped it. I wonder if the original post is asking for a method to mount a remote volume so that it appears to all users of the local system AND the local system that it is a local drive. A bit like a symbolic link in unix. I think the answer to the question is no, this can't be done under Windows. You can use reparse or junction points to create links between locally mounted drives and/or folders but you cannot create symbolic links. Ross Show quoteHide quote "Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote: > Run it as a startup script instead of a login script. You can do this with > Task Scheduler or Group Policy. > > Doug Sherman > MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP > > <k***@geekclan.com> wrote in message > news:1152572508.904470.107490@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > > I know that one but I specifically need this to be available when no > > one is logged into the server... > > > > Thanks > > > > > > MS User2006 wrote: > > > Yes use the net use command. You can add this command in the login > script. > > > net use x: \\servename\sharename > > > > > > <k***@geekclan.com> wrote in message > > > news:1152570850.357627.300390@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > > > > For Windows Server 2003: > > > > > > > > Is there a way to permanently mount a network UNC to a local drive > > > > letter? Something similar to volume mounsting to a SAN. This needs to > > > > be a drive letter that is also available when a user is not logged > > > > in... > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > Karl > > > > > > > > > Thanks Ross,
I was afraid of that. I need a fixed local drive letter for unattended MS SQL backups. I will just backup to local and then have a process that moves them off. Thanks! Karl Ross wrote: Show quoteHide quote > Doug > > Will this work? Mapped network drives are normally a feature of HKCU - in > other words, your script may run, but the drive letter will only be 'visible' > to the user that mapped it. > > I wonder if the original post is asking for a method to mount a remote > volume so that it appears to all users of the local system AND the local > system that it is a local drive. A bit like a symbolic link in unix. > > I think the answer to the question is no, this can't be done under Windows. > You can use reparse or junction points to create links between locally > mounted drives and/or folders but you cannot create symbolic links. > > Ross > > "Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote: > > > Run it as a startup script instead of a login script. You can do this with > > Task Scheduler or Group Policy. > > > > Doug Sherman > > MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP > > > > <k***@geekclan.com> wrote in message > > news:1152572508.904470.107490@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > > > I know that one but I specifically need this to be available when no > > > one is logged into the server... > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > MS User2006 wrote: > > > > Yes use the net use command. You can add this command in the login > > script. > > > > net use x: \\servename\sharename > > > > > > > > <k***@geekclan.com> wrote in message > > > > news:1152570850.357627.300390@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > > > > > For Windows Server 2003: > > > > > > > > > > Is there a way to permanently mount a network UNC to a local drive > > > > > letter? Something similar to volume mounsting to a SAN. This needs to > > > > > be a drive letter that is also available when a user is not logged > > > > > in... > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > Karl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Karl
It's been a while since I have seen SQL server, but it certainly used to support backups to UNC paths... Ross Show quoteHide quote "k***@geekclan.com" wrote: > Thanks Ross, > > I was afraid of that. I need a fixed local drive letter for unattended > MS SQL backups. I will just backup to local and then have a process > that moves them off. > > Thanks! > Karl > > > Ross wrote: > > Doug > > > > Will this work? Mapped network drives are normally a feature of HKCU - in > > other words, your script may run, but the drive letter will only be 'visible' > > to the user that mapped it. > > > > I wonder if the original post is asking for a method to mount a remote > > volume so that it appears to all users of the local system AND the local > > system that it is a local drive. A bit like a symbolic link in unix. > > > > I think the answer to the question is no, this can't be done under Windows. > > You can use reparse or junction points to create links between locally > > mounted drives and/or folders but you cannot create symbolic links. > > > > Ross > > > > "Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote: > > > > > Run it as a startup script instead of a login script. You can do this with > > > Task Scheduler or Group Policy. > > > > > > Doug Sherman > > > MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP > > > > > > <k***@geekclan.com> wrote in message > > > news:1152572508.904470.107490@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > > > > I know that one but I specifically need this to be available when no > > > > one is logged into the server... > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > MS User2006 wrote: > > > > > Yes use the net use command. You can add this command in the login > > > script. > > > > > net use x: \\servename\sharename > > > > > > > > > > <k***@geekclan.com> wrote in message > > > > > news:1152570850.357627.300390@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > > > > > > For Windows Server 2003: > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there a way to permanently mount a network UNC to a local drive > > > > > > letter? Something similar to volume mounsting to a SAN. This needs to > > > > > > be a drive letter that is also available when a user is not logged > > > > > > in... > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > Karl > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Then permanently map it and have it always reconnect at login.
<k***@geekclan.com> wrote in message Show quoteHide quote news:1152572508.904470.107490@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... >I know that one but I specifically need this to be available when no > one is logged into the server... > > Thanks > > > MS User2006 wrote: >> Yes use the net use command. You can add this command in the login >> script. >> net use x: \\servename\sharename >> >> <k***@geekclan.com> wrote in message >> news:1152570850.357627.300390@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... >> > For Windows Server 2003: >> > >> > Is there a way to permanently mount a network UNC to a local drive >> > letter? Something similar to volume mounsting to a SAN. This needs to >> > be a drive letter that is also available when a user is not logged >> > in... >> > >> > Thanks >> > >> > Karl >> > >  
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