folders on the fly at login

[CL]

New to Winders Admin - and want to have a folder appear on a users login
(mapped to a network location) so certain users can access an Access
Database located on the network) - needs to be simple instructions than an
old Unix guy can understand

Thanks

 

[Herb Martin]

Make a shortcut to the folder (right click).

Add the shortcut to the Start\Programs\Startup menu, either directly or
by opening the Explorer in that area (right click on Start button) and doing
it as a direct file manipulation.

Items in the Startup group open automatically, including "folders". The
menu
system is merely subdirectories and shutcuts to subdirectories and files.
(It's all smoke and mirrors. <grin>)

Any old Unix guy will figure it out very quickly or can just ask for
clarification.

Note: If it is a Network location, you will first need to create the
connection so
that you will have something to "click on" to add the shutcut.

(I don't usually like to see such folders open automatically but that is
what you
requested.)

 

[CL]

would be happy to have login 'map' to a network folder - for selected users

 

[Herb Martin]

would be happy to have login 'map' to a network folder - for selected

users

That normally happens anyway and automatically.

Most of the time, network shares are mapped for "/persistent:Yes"
reconnection at next logon (See: "Net Use /?" for the manual version
and method to do this manually.

You can explicitly put such commands ("net use X: \\server\share") in
the users Logon scripts (see group policy or user properties for those
who use legacy systems.)

This last is seldom necessary because "persistent" is the default.

The follow command (batch or command line) will open a browse
window on any (connected or local) directory:

start /separate X:\path

(The separate isn't really necessary but I like the effect a bit better.)

If you get seriously into writing command scripts you might wish to
ask in one of the newsgroups focused on the command line.