Net Use with AD credentials?

[MaxDepth]

I hope this is the right sub forum for my question...


I have a thin client that I'd like to use for family to log onto the Internet. Also, I'd like for them to have the ability to store things like pictures or music but with this form factor they would need to store them on a networked drive.

I know how net use works but I need it to go to specific shares (for privacy). That is why I'd like to pass the Active Directory credentials from login to the net use start up command.

Assuming AD login and password as "Login$" and "Pass$"...how can I write

net use S: \\servername\Login$ /user:Login$ Pass$

 

[Fardringle]

If they have their own login credentials (and therefore their own Windows profiles), just use Windows Explorer to map the drive to the correct share folder for each user.

 

[MaxDepth]

Thanks. I think I will use the Group Policy editor to make sure the process runs as part of the login so I don't have to worry about it locally.

 

[nickbits]

net use T: \\10.24.40.210\c$ PASSWORD /user:USER

 

[alkemyst]

net use T: \\10.24.40.210\c$ PASSWORD /user:USER

Not sure if this is the right syntax, but I believe it is.

To answer the OP, NET USE with AD creds has been common since AD.

 

[Fardringle]

That formatting will map a network drive using the provided credentials, but it won't automatically map the drive to the specific folder with the same name as the logged in user or automatically use the same credentials as whatever user is logged in to the system, which is what I believe was originally requested.

 

[debian0001]

you have to put in the /persistent switch

/PERSISTENT Controls the use of persistent network connections.
The default is the setting used last.