Batch File To Map Users Home Directory

[mbrunt]

Hi there,

 

I'd like a batch file that opens and prompts a user for their username and password, this then will map their active directory user name.

 

Is this possible?

 

Thanks

Martin

[sted]

something like

echo off
rem mapdrive prompt v3 20-09-13
net use r: /delete
net use u: /delete
net use v: /delete

set /p str=Enter Username: 
rem echo %str%
set str2=%str:~0,1%
rem echo %str2%
rem echo %stra%
rem decide what year group by first character
if  %str2%==1 goto equals1
if  %str2%==2 goto equals2
if  %str2%==3 goto equals3
if  %str2%==4 goto equals4
if  %str2%==5 goto equals5
if  %str2%==6 goto equals6
if  %str2%==7 goto equals7
if  %str2%==8 goto equals8
if  %str2%==9 goto equals9
if  %str2%==0 goto equals0

rem echo not 0-9 so presumably staff

net use u: \\server\users$\staff\%str% /user:%str% *
net use r: \\server\resources$
net use v: \\server\users$

rem echo %mapu%

goto end

:equals1
net use u: \\server\users$\2011\%str% /user:%str% *
net use r: \\server\resources$

goto end

:equals2
net use u: \\server\users$\2012\%str% /user:%str% *
net use r: \\server\resources$
goto end

:equals3
net use u: \\server\users$\2013\%str% /user:%str% *
net use r: \\server\resources$
goto end

:equals4
net use u: \\server\users$\2014\%str% /user:%str% *
net use r: \\server\resources$
goto end

:equals5
net use u: \\server\users$\2015\%str% /user:%str% *
net use r: \\server\resources$
goto end

:equals6
net use u: \\server\users$\2006\%str% /user:%str% *
net use r: \\server\resources$
goto end

:equals7
net use u: \\server\users$\2007\%str% /user:%str% *
net use r: \\server\resources$
goto end

:equals8
net use u: \\server\users$\2008\%str% /user:%str% *
net use r: \\server\resources$
goto end

:equals9
net use u: \\server\users$\2009\%str% /user:%str% *
net use r: \\server\resources$
goto end

:equals0
net use u: \\server\users$\2010\%str% /user:%str% *
net use r: \\server\resources$
goto end

:end

pause

[hallb15]

Yes.

 

Something along the lines of:

NET USE X: \\server\%username%

 

I'm curious why you want to do this though?

 

 

EDIT:

@sted went into way more detail!

Edited November 10, 2014 by hallb15

[sted]

Yes.

 

Something along the lines of:

NET USE X: \\server\%username%

 

I'm curious why you want to do this though?

 

 

EDIT:

@sted went into way more detail!

 

well cut n pasted it from a script ive written for surface rt's lol

[Garacesh]

@sted, you really don't need all that lark. Our usernames are formatted YYSurnameI (Where YY is a 2-number year-of-entry, Surname is obvious, and I is first initial.).. I do document access by PowerShell (Put in username, automatically explorer.exe to their home folder) but I used to do it by Batch.. Here's an adaptation of it that should work (alter as required for however your usernames are formatted)

 

@echo off
:begin
echo.
set /p user=Username? 
if %user%==exit (
goto :eof
)
set year=%user:~0,2%
if not exist "\\server\users$\20%year%\%user%\" (
echo User not found. Check username.
echo.
pause
cls
goto :begin
) ELSE (
net use u: \\server\users$\20%year%\%user% /user:%user% *
net use r: \\server\resources$
)

 

Edit: I guess you'd need more if you wanted it to differentiate between staff and pupils

Edited November 10, 2014 by Garacesh

[sted]

@sted, you really don't need all that lark. Our usernames are formatted YYSurnameI (Where YY is a 2-number year-of-entry, Surname is obvious, and I is first initial.).. I do document access by PowerShell (Put in username, automatically explorer.exe to their home folder) but I used to do it by Batch.. Here's an adaptation of it that should work (alter as required for however your usernames are formatted)

 

@echo off
:begin
echo.
set /p user=Username? 
if %user%==exit (
goto :eof
)
set year=%user:~0,2%
if not exist "\\server\users$\20%year%\%user%\" (
echo User not found. Check username.
echo.
pause
cls
goto :begin
) ELSE (
net use u: \\server\users$\20%year%\%user% /user:%user% *
net use r: \\server\resources$
)

 

Edit: I guess you'd need more if you wanted it to differentiate between staff and pupils

 

and needed to be easily edited for different schools so yes its inelligant and longwinded but it works

[Garacesh]

Eh, guess so. Just struck me as odd that you used :~0,1 at the start, but then did each character individually

 

I guess it all depends on how @mbrunt has their usernames formatted.

[mbrunt]

Thanks for your replies.

 

Ok basically I've got a computer in a recording studio that does not logon to our domain but we do require students to be able to access their F drive.

 

The usernames are formatted as 1400000 and 1300000 and 1200000 - depending on what year they started. Each year has a different location for their home drives, so 14 students are located on \\server\students\2014\username and 13 students \\server\students\2013\username.

 

Soooooo how do I go about doing that?

 

Thank you

[Garacesh]

My code above should work perfectly fine for that if you modify the first half of the path.

 

In short, you give it a string (For example.. 14Bloggs).. The script checks the first 2 characters and adds that to the path (20XX) and then the entire string after.. So by entering 14Bloggs you'd get \\server\students\2014\14Bloggs - Be aware there is only a miniscule amount of error checking - All it does is check that the path exists, but realistically that ought to be enough..

 

Question! If there's no logging on to the domain.. How are you going to authenticate? Students could use this script to grab someone else's home drive.

[hallb15]

I'd echo what @Garacesh said above. This is not a secure method. You'd have to create a script that deleted the F: drive map - or schedule a task to do it at the end of every lesson maybe? Otherwise the next time a student uses the computer in question, they may still have the previous user's F: drive still mapped.

 

Could you create a music shared drive on the domain and map it during startup on the recording studio PC? That way, at least only the student's music work would be at risk, not their whole home area.

 

You could also look at a cloud-based solution like dropbox or one drive.

[Garacesh]

I, personally, wouldn't recommend allowing students to run batch files as a rule.. But if there's no logging on to the domain, that's not exactly enforceable (unless you apply it as a machine policy..)

 

It might be possible to restrict access via NTFS permissions.. I think (but please double-check) that if you do not have any kind of NTFS permission set for the local account on the recording studio machine, NTFS permissions will kick in and ask for a username and password. If the user puts their normal network credentials in, it should allow them access.. Provided your permissions are set correctly on your student shares, using correct network credentials would still deny them access to the folder (pulled by the script with explorer.exe)..

 

There's got to be a better way of doing it, though.. I think you might need to go further than a batch file.

[hallb15]

What is it on the student's F: drive that they need to access from the recording studio PC?

Is there another way you could look at this?

[Garacesh]

I presumed backing tracks they've previously composed in music lessons that they'll play, sing onto, and then save the compilation back to their F: drive.

 

Easiest solution would be memory sticks, truth be told