hello, i want to map a permanent network drive to a windows server 2003, i should use the following batch i think, right? @echo off net use l: /delete net use l: \\server\share /USER:domain\username password but i want to be mapped even noone is logged on the server, lets say after the server is restarted, it is possible? should i put this to computer startup scripts?

Hi, read this thread http://stackoverflow.com/questions/182750/how-to-map-a-network-drive-to-be-used-by-a-service HTHEdoardo Benussi - Microsoft MVP Management Infrastructure - Systems Administration https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/Profile/Benussi Windows Server Italian Forum Moderator edo[at]mvps[dot]org

Hi, Yes, you could set these command as a service in system , so that even if user logoff, this mapping driver will persist. You could create this service by using SC utility: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/251192 another method is set this script in computer configuration of group policy and it could also help you to achieve the goal http://support.microsoft.com/kb/198642 Thanks. Tiger LiPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.