rename Pupils Mapped Drive to their first name

[chazzy2501]

is it possible? I tried adding %firstname% to the mapped drive in GPP but that exactly what it put on the folder

 

I always normally use the %username% and it works, I just thought a first name would be a nice touch.

[Sephiroth]

I use a Powershell startup script:

 

$Username=[environment]::UserName
$sh=New-Object -com Shell.Application
$sh.NameSpace('H:').Self.Name = "(Home) - $Username"

 

Obviously set the last bit to whatever you want to display. I put the home bit at the front as I don't show drive letters (drives me mad that people refer to the 'K' Drive - that means nothing to me on the server!) and the ordering goes by first letter of the name and sends them all over the place.

[Arthur]

The following PowerShell script will do what you want.

 

$AD = [ADSISearcher]"(samaccountname=$env:USERNAME)"
$FirstName = $AD.FindOne().Properties.givenname

(New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application).NameSpace('H:').Self.Name="$FirstName"