Xserve mapped folders on XP Clients

[Jeremy]

If anyone has figured this out, I will be very grateful...

I have an Xserve that we use for file sharing for our
graphic files. We have recently began sharing PDF version
of the artwork on the Xserve to allow PC users to view it
without needing the appropriate software (Illustrator,
Corel, etc). The problem I am having is this:

I can map the Xserve share (//192.168.20.43/jobs) to the
PC's only if I use the admin account on the xserve. If I
try using a different VALID account from the xserve (say
user id tom; pass: tom), it won't be made accessible.
This wouldn't be a major problem if I didn't have to re-
certify the admin account
everytime the computer re-booted.

So I guess I have two questions:

1) Does anyone know how to get xserve shares to function
properly with valid accounts (other than the admin
account) - Yes "Allows Windows logon" is checked in the
xserve user setup.

2) Does anyone know how to get XP to store the admin
credentials so I don't have to log in the user's every
morning (60 computers...gets a little time consuming)?

Thanks for the help in advance.

Jeremy

 

[Jeremy]

So I figured out a solution for this, thought I would post
in case any one else runs across it...

Create a .bat file and include the following:

@echo off
net use z: \\ipaddress\share /USER:admin account password
drop this .bat file in the startup folder on the computer
and it works like a charm...mine looks like this:

@echo off
net use u: \\192.168.20.43\jobs /USER:admin jeremy

use the @echo off so the pass doesn't flash on the screen
when it connects.

Hope someone finds this useful.

Jeremy