Map network drive on remote machine

[confuseis]

Hi all

To Map a network drive on remote machine is difficult as you must run it under their user session, psexec can run under your own creds which does not work for this scenario as we dont have their password.

I dont have access to group policy hence looking to AutoIT.

Im looking at sending copying the AutoIT script onto their desktop and running it from there.

The script will interact with start > computer > [map net work drive]

Problem is the window finder application cannot see that explorer button, so then how do I get Auto IT to click it?

I could note the mouse cursor position and click it that way but then Im thinking the screen resolution could be different on the remote machine and the x,y coordinates for the mouse will be off?

Any pointers on how to detect and click the windows explorer buttons or how to accomplish this in general?

Thanks for reading

Confuseis

[BrewManNH]

DriveMapAdd

[confuseis]

Looks good

To executive this remotely Im thinking that I would compile the script with the drivemap adding to an exe then launch this exe from a bat file on the remote users system using psexec, any one know a more dirtect way let me know

Ill report back my outcome

Thanks

[orbs]

Hi all

To Map a network drive on remote machine is difficult as you must run it under their user session,

 

put a net use... command in the registry HKLMSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun

this can be done remotely with your admin credentials.

the drive will be mapped at next logon for any user.

when you are done with whatever operation this is required, remove the registry entry.

[confuseis]

I'll give that a shot.   I was thinking an alternative would be to put a .bat file in the startup folder of the user of windows as this would would map the drive on boot.

I want this to be more automatic so I would execute the script just once the volume of machines makes it diffulct, also these machines are laptops and move around frequently so its likely I wouldnt be able to track and clean all of them.

In that case I would need the registry entry to be removed automatically as I dont want to remember to remove it from 100 or so machines,

perhaps the regedit command for the reg method or the if exist bat file x delete bat file x from the doat file in the startup folder method

The command prompt is disabled by policy on the remote machines so the bat file from the startup folder may not run.

I was'nt aware the the reg method so this is useful

Thanks

Confuseis

[confuseis]

I've tried the "DriveMapAdd" command, It works aginst your own logon but executing it remotely dosent seem to map the drive for the remote user.  If the remote user clicks it then it works.

I've been trying to launch the DriveMapAdd command compiled as an exe on the remote machine and psexec reoprts the exe ran successfully but the drive did not map.

I can use a bat file to map the drive in the same way as drivemap add but this is not remotely.

I could map it remotely with the users creds with psexec but I dont want to know their creds.

Is there a way to map the drive without user intervention and without needing a reeboot?

Thanks

Confuseis

[grimmlock]

I would suggest downloading psexec.exe (part of Microsoft PSTools package), and save the PSTools folder onto C:

The following lines will remotely map a drive to a network share, then wait 2 seconds, then remove the share. One thing I noticed is that on the remote PC the share shows up as "Disconnected" but I was still able to browse the share.

Hope this helps:

;~ The -s switch runs the command as system, the y: can be substituted for any letter, and if you switch the @SW_Hide to @SW_SHOW, you can see the output.
Run(@ComSpec & ' /k C:\PSTools\psexec.exe -s \\remotecomputer net use y: \\networkshare /user:domain\user password', '', @SW_HIDE)
Sleep(2000)
Run(@ComSpec & ' /k C:\PSTools\psexec.exe -s \\remotecomputer -e net use y: /delete /y', '', @SW_HIDE)

[confuseis]

Thats the concusion I came to also all be in a different way got it working today -Hurrah.   Maps in realtime on remote system.  Online so many nay sayers saying it was impossible.  -i is for interact

psexec -i -u .LocalPCaccountname -p LocalPCPassword  PChostname   c:mapnetdrive.exe(created in autoIT)

Main thing here was with the exe I used sending keypressing to travese the windows explorer to do the work, which is some up front effort.  The program interacts with windows explorer on the current users session.

The executable needs to be copied over to the remote machine in advance and will run against which ever account is logged on at the time of running.

The psexec command is run from you local PC against the remote PC.

Your way looks much less labour intensive polymath so I'll give it a test does it require knowing the remote users creds? assuming the remote user is a domain user.

Could you give me the laymans skinny on comspec /k

Thanks

Confuseis

Edited February 11, 2014 by confuseis

[grimmlock]

@compsec is a way to run a dos prompt in the background which give more flexibility (for me anyways). Just as a suggestion if your replace

-u .\LocalPCaccountname -p LocalPCPassword

With

-s

It will run as the local system (which has admin permissions, most of the time) and you will not be passing any credentials.

Here is a link to @comspec

http://www.autoitscript.com/wiki/Snippets_%28_CMD_%29

Thanks,

Edited February 11, 2014 by grimmlock