mapping drives

[chrbb]

new server - new domain-new file structure

I use 'net use' to map drives on a logon script because it's easy and I'm not clever!

All folders to be shared are in folder called data, within this teachers are in a folder called 'staff' this contains all indivdual teacher folders, photos and a common folder.
I have mapped 'x' as the whole of the staff folder so that teacher's can access everyone else folders (as requested) the common folder and photos. I then decided to map 'w' as teacher's own file from within staff folder, so that they could access their own folder directly. Is this likely to cause a problem effectively having the same folder mapped twice although with different letters and one indirectly?

[ITWombat]

I shouldn't think so. You can map more than one drive to the same share. The same you would be mapping under root

net use X: \\server\staffshare
net use w: \\serer\staffshare\staffname

I have mapped 'x' as the whole of the staff folder so that teacher's can access everyone else folders (as requested)

I guess then people will be less inclined to fill up the server with photoalbums

[chrbb]

I've done it like this ;

net use X: \\server\staffshare
net use w: \\server\staffname

Because I'd already shared indivdual folders for staff and was then asked to let staff see all other staff folders, I then just shared the whole staff folder and let them see that as well. I was just abit concerned with sharing and mapping the same share twice.
It works but I'm finding that some teacher's laptops will lose connection to these mapped drives after a length of time and I wondered if was any to do with the way I've mapped drives.

[mattx]

It works but I'm finding that some teacher's laptops will lose connection to these mapped drives after a length of time and I wondered if was any to do with the way I've mapped drives.

I very much doubt it, you could always change their idle timeout:

Run regedit

HKLM\system\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserve r\parameters

edit autodisconnect change value from F [15min] to what ever you want to.