You need to give thought to the context within which the script will run. Is

it running as the SYSTEM account? You could add a line like



@echo Running as %username% > c:\temp\script.log



To see what it's trying to do. (Make sure the destination directory exists).



IS there any reason you aren't using Domain Group Policy and GP Preferences

for this?



--Geoff 



> -----Original Message-----

> From: Technology Discussion at UVM [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On

Behalf

> Of Helen Read

> Sent: Monday, June 9, 2014 10:49 AM

> To: [log in to unmask]

> Subject: Re: Group policy

> 

> We used to do this to map the public_html drive in the 102/205. We had a

> .cmd file to map the drive, and put the path to the file in the

> Registry. I think it was

> 

> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

> 

> There are probably other ways to do it, but that worked for us before.

> 

> 

> On 6/9/2014 8:48 AM, Larry Kost wrote:

> > I tried this.  Created a .bat file to map the drive, added to Local

> > Group Policy as suggested, but can't get it to work.  Am not sure

> > where the .bat file should be placed and wonder if it matters.  I

> > tried several different locations, but none worked.  I know the .bat

> > file works because I can run it once the user is logged on and it's

> > fine.  What am I missing?

> >

> > LLK

> >

> > On 6/6/2014 10:58 AM, J. Greg Mackinnon wrote:

> >> Right... "local group policy" (a misnomer perpetuated by Microsoft)

> >> is not Group Policy.  Local Group Policy is actually local machine

> >> policy, and it has only a small subset of full Group Policy

> >> functionality.

> >>

> >> Probably the quickest way to accomplish what you want is to use a

> >> logon script.  This option is found under:

> >> User Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Scripts (Logon/Logoff)

> >>

> >> You could add a one liner script here such as:

> >> net use k: \\KostServer\KostShare

> >>

> >> -J. Greg Mackinnon | ETS Systems Architecture and Administration |

> >> x68251

> >>

> >> On 6/6/2014 10:38 AM, Larry Kost wrote:

> >>> I have a domain joined laptop and wanted to use the local group

> >>> policy to map drives, but the Preferences option (where I would do

> >>> this) doesn't show up when I run the group policy editor.  This

> >>> laptop is shared by my department. Is there some way to map drives?

> >>>

> >>> LLK