Group membership login script

I'm interested in mapping drives based on group memberships.

Can I do this using Group Policies, or do I have to use something like
kixtart?

Thanks

Hi Mick,

You could use kixtart, but you also have the sbs_login script to work with.
You can map drives (and more) by group membership in a batch file using
IFMEMBER. You can do this directly in the default sbs_login script, or have
the script call another batch file.

--
Les Connor [SBS MVP]


"Mick34" <Mick34@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6C5C6297-9F1F-4A19-AB62-A106C83FEB55@microsoft.com...
> I'm interested in mapping drives based on group memberships.
>
> Can I do this using Group Policies, or do I have to use something like
> kixtart?
>
> Thanks

It's an easy 3 step thing.

First create an easy bat file with the following:
c:
cd\
cscritp MapDrives.vbs

and save it in the same folder as the SBS logon script as "MapDrives.bat"

Second, open the SBS logon script and add the following line to it:
MapDrives.bat

Third, create the following script in NotPad and save it in C:\ as
"MapDrives.vbs"

On Error Resume Next

Set objSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo")
Set objNetwork = CreateObject("Wscript.Network")

strUserPath = "LDAP://" & objSysInfo.UserName
Set objUser = GetObject(strUserPath)

For Each strGroup in objUser.MemberOf
strGroupPath = "LDAP://" & strGroup
Set objGroup = GetObject(strGroupPath)
strGroupName = objGroup.CN

Select Case strGroupName
Case "Group1"
objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "X:", "\\ServerName\Group1share"

Case "Group2"
objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "X:", "\\ServerName\Group2share"

Case "Group3"
objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "X:", "\\ServerName\Group3share"

End Select
Next

Note that if users belong to several groups, you need to assign different
drive letters to each share. Also note that the Case condition is case
sensitive (Group1 is not the same as GROUP1).

Hope this helps.

--
Claus
"Mick34" <Mick34@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6C5C6297-9F1F-4A19-AB62-A106C83FEB55@microsoft.com...
> I'm interested in mapping drives based on group memberships.
>
> Can I do this using Group Policies, or do I have to use something like
> kixtart?
>
> Thanks

Thanks a bunch guys.

I will check into it, and if I have problems I will check in.

"Claus" wrote:

> It's an easy 3 step thing.
>
> First create an easy bat file with the following:
> c:
> cd\
> cscritp MapDrives.vbs
>
> and save it in the same folder as the SBS logon script as "MapDrives.bat"
>
> Second, open the SBS logon script and add the following line to it:
> MapDrives.bat
>
> Third, create the following script in NotPad and save it in C:\ as
> "MapDrives.vbs"
>
> On Error Resume Next
>
> Set objSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo")
> Set objNetwork = CreateObject("Wscript.Network")
>
> strUserPath = "LDAP://" & objSysInfo.UserName
> Set objUser = GetObject(strUserPath)
>
> For Each strGroup in objUser.MemberOf
> strGroupPath = "LDAP://" & strGroup
> Set objGroup = GetObject(strGroupPath)
> strGroupName = objGroup.CN
>
> Select Case strGroupName
> Case "Group1"
> objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "X:", "\\ServerName\Group1share"
>
> Case "Group2"
> objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "X:", "\\ServerName\Group2share"
>
> Case "Group3"
> objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "X:", "\\ServerName\Group3share"
>
> End Select
> Next
>
> Note that if users belong to several groups, you need to assign different
> drive letters to each share. Also note that the Case condition is case
> sensitive (Group1 is not the same as GROUP1).
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> --
> Claus
> "Mick34" <Mick34@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6C5C6297-9F1F-4A19-AB62-A106C83FEB55@microsoft.com...
> > I'm interested in mapping drives based on group memberships.
> >
> > Can I do this using Group Policies, or do I have to use something like
> > kixtart?
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
>

Or...you can name your groups in such a way that you can use variables in
assigning the network drives based on group names (just be careful on the use
of the ampersand and double quote symbols - & and " - when using variables).
You can use the StrComp VBScript function to search for the group names
--
MCP MCDBA MCAD MCSD MCT MCTS MCITP:DBA
"Helping people grow and develop their full potential as God has plan for
them"


"Claus" wrote:

> It's an easy 3 step thing.
>
> First create an easy bat file with the following:
> c:
> cd\
> cscritp MapDrives.vbs
>
> and save it in the same folder as the SBS logon script as "MapDrives.bat"
>
> Second, open the SBS logon script and add the following line to it:
> MapDrives.bat
>
> Third, create the following script in NotPad and save it in C:\ as
> "MapDrives.vbs"
>
> On Error Resume Next
>
> Set objSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo")
> Set objNetwork = CreateObject("Wscript.Network")
>
> strUserPath = "LDAP://" & objSysInfo.UserName
> Set objUser = GetObject(strUserPath)
>
> For Each strGroup in objUser.MemberOf
> strGroupPath = "LDAP://" & strGroup
> Set objGroup = GetObject(strGroupPath)
> strGroupName = objGroup.CN
>
> Select Case strGroupName
> Case "Group1"
> objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "X:", "\\ServerName\Group1share"
>
> Case "Group2"
> objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "X:", "\\ServerName\Group2share"
>
> Case "Group3"
> objNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "X:", "\\ServerName\Group3share"
>
> End Select
> Next
>
> Note that if users belong to several groups, you need to assign different
> drive letters to each share. Also note that the Case condition is case
> sensitive (Group1 is not the same as GROUP1).
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> --
> Claus
> "Mick34" <Mick34@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6C5C6297-9F1F-4A19-AB62-A106C83FEB55@microsoft.com...
> > I'm interested in mapping drives based on group memberships.
> >
> > Can I do this using Group Policies, or do I have to use something like
> > kixtart?
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
>