Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-09 Thread Andrew S. Baker
:* Tuesday, 9 August 2011 8:00 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Drive mapping via login script ** ** People might already have logon scripts that work, and a lack of time to change them. Not saying that change isn't good, but priorities might not favor *that* particular change

RE: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-09 Thread David Lum
script We use .bat files and if member. So what doesn't work? From: kz2...@googlemail.com [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 7:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Drive mapping via login script Group policy preferences or AppSense. Never seen any heavy logon

Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-09 Thread Steve Kradel
, August 08, 2011 3:56 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Drive mapping via login script We use .bat files and “if member”.   So what doesn’t work? From: kz2...@googlemail.com [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 7:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject

RE: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-09 Thread Ray
they have access to. Haven't looked at GPP. I've changed positions and that kind of stuff is out of my hands now. From: David Lum [mailto:david@nwea.org] Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 6:03 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Drive mapping via login script Nothing is broken

RE: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-09 Thread Ray
Kradel [mailto:skra...@zetetic.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 7:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Drive mapping via login script I'm a big fan of GPP for drive mappings, and a huge opponent of login scripts unless said login scripts are *absolutely necessary*. The reason

Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Cameron
I use Kix for all my drive mapping (mostly group-based) here. On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 10:09 AM, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: We use regular .BAT files here for drive mappings, but this doesn't work for group-based mappings. In my past life I have used KiXtart which I suppose can

Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread kz20fl
Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.comSubject: Re: Drive mapping via login script I use Kix for all my drive mapping (mostly group-based) here. On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 10:09 AM, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: We use

Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread PETTERSEN.MARK_R
IFMEMBER.EXE can parse out Group memberships and is a part of several Windows Resource Kits. usage: ifmember.exe [/verbose] [/list] groupname ... /verbose will print out all matches. /list will print out all groups user is a member of. Return Code shows number of groups

RE: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Randal, Phil
System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Drive mapping via login script IFMEMBER.EXE can parse out Group memberships and is a part of several Windows Resource Kits. usage: ifmember.exe [/verbose] [/list] groupname ... /verbose will print out all matches. /list will print out all groups

Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Kurt Buff
ifmember.exe On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 07:09, David Lum david@nwea.org wrote: We use regular .BAT files here for drive mappings, but this doesn't work for group-based mappings. In my past life I have used KiXtart which I suppose can implement here easily enough (been 3 years since I really

Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Kurt Buff
, Rotherwas, Hereford, HR2 6JT Tel: 01432 260160 -Original Message- From: pettersen.mar...@little-rock.med.va.gov [mailto:pettersen.mar...@little-rock.med.va.gov] Sent: 08 August 2011 17:21 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Drive mapping via login script IFMEMBER.EXE can parse out

RE: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Crawford, Scott
Office Centre, Rotherwas, Hereford, HR2 6JT Tel: 01432 260160 -Original Message- From: pettersen.mar...@little-rock.med.va.gov [mailto:pettersen.mar...@little-rock.med.va.gov] Sent: 08 August 2011 17:21 To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Drive mapping via login script

Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Admin Issues Subject: Re: Drive mapping via login script Huh. Didn't know that. No wonder my minion's mapping drives manually. Time to refactor our login scripts. Kurt On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 08:25, Randal, Phil pran...@herefordshire.gov.uk wrote: Ifmember.exe is cool, but see here

Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Kurt Buff
will. -Original Message- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 2:06 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Drive mapping via login script Huh. Didn't know that. No wonder my minion's mapping drives manually. Time to refactor our login scripts

Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Kurt Buff
PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Drive mapping via login script Huh. Didn't know that. No wonder my minion's mapping drives manually. Time to refactor our login scripts. Kurt On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 08:25, Randal, Phil pran...@herefordshire.gov.uk wrote: Ifmember.exe

RE: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Crawford, Scott
The 12/2/99 version works for me also. From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 3:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Drive mapping via login script Ookkay... 1999-12-02 15:5310,240 IFMEMBER.EXE I'd say that's a little out

RE: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Crawford, Scott
Subject: Re: Drive mapping via login script Yeah, I was going to point out the same thing.Under what circumstance does IFMEMBER not work? It's working just fine for me on Win7 x64 ASB http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market... On Mon, Aug

Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Jonathan Link
and jumped to the wrong conclusion. ** ** *From:* Andrew S. Baker [mailto:asbz...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, August 08, 2011 3:09 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Drive mapping via login script ** ** Yeah, I was going to point out the same thing.Under what

Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Kurt Buff
for me also. ** ** *From:* Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, August 08, 2011 3:32 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Drive mapping via login script ** ** Ookkay... 1999-12-02 15:5310,240 IFMEMBER.EXE I'd say that's

RE: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Crawford, Scott
Yeah, shocker, huh? :) But, he's an MVP so it's a little odd. I always read that one as him having an argument though. From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 3:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Drive mapping via login script Someone

RE: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Crawford, Scott
Both the 1999 and 2003 versions work on Win7 64. From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 3:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Drive mapping via login script Interesting. My minion noted last week that we were having problems with staff on Win7

Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Kurt Buff
64. ** ** *From:* Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] *Sent:* Monday, August 08, 2011 3:55 PM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Drive mapping via login script ** ** Interesting. My minion noted last week that we were having problems with staff on Win7 machines

RE: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Crawford, Scott
What’s the script that’s not working? From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 4:01 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Drive mapping via login script OK. Well, the more-current version has replicated, and I've let minion know about it. We'll see

RE: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread James Hill
Group Policy Preferences. Apart from things that can't be done by GPP I don't know why anyone with access to GPP would still use a logon script. GPP is much easier develop and maintain and if you use security groups etc it is much easier for support staff to make changes. They don't have to

Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Andrew S. Baker
People might already have logon scripts that work, and a lack of time to change them. Not saying that change isn't good, but priorities might not favor *that* particular change at this time. * * *ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market…

Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Andrew S. Baker
Admin Issues *Subject:* Re: Drive mapping via login script ** ** Yeah, I was going to point out the same thing.Under what circumstance does IFMEMBER not work? It's working just fine for me on Win7 x64 *ASB* *http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker* *Harnessing

Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread kz20fl
System Admin Issuesntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.comSubject: Re: Drive mapping via login script Huh. Didn't know that. No wonder my minion's mapping drives manually. Time to refactor our login scripts. Kurt On Mon, Aug 8

Re: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Kurt Buff
-software.comSubject: Re: Drive mapping via login script Huh. Didn't know that. No wonder my minion's mapping drives manually. Time to refactor our login scripts. Kurt On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 08:25, Randal, Phil pran...@herefordshire.gov.uk wrote: Ifmember.exe is cool, but see here

RE: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Ray
We use .bat files and if member. So what doesn't work? From: kz2...@googlemail.com [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 7:54 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Drive mapping via login script Group policy preferences or AppSense. Never seen any heavy

RE: Drive mapping via login script

2011-08-08 Thread Crawford, Scott
ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.comSubject: Re: Drive mapping via login script Huh. Didn't know that. No wonder my minion's mapping drives manually. Time to refactor our login scripts. Kurt On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 08:25, Randal, Phil pran...@herefordshire.gov.uk wrote: Ifmember.exe