Q89233: Novell Login Script, Mapping Drives, and Pathing with Windows

Article: Q89233
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:1.x,2.03,2.1,2.11,3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): win31
Last Modified: 18-DEC-2000

1.x 2.03 2.10 2.11 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3.11

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows versions 1.1, 2.03, 2.1, 2.11, 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11 
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SUMMARY
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Novell recommends mapping drives and setting a path on a Novell Network by:

1. Using the Map Root command to map each drive.

2. Using the MS-DOS SET PATH command to set a MS-DOS path variable to avoid
  having the path overwritten by the login script.

  You can also avoid this problem as follows:

   - Configure your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to log you onto the network and then
     execute the MS-DOS PATH statement.

     -or-

   - Log on manually after the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and then run a batch (.BAT)
     file after logging on to restore the path.

Using this method resolves pathing problems with a search drive.


MORE INFORMATION
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Map Root
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The Map Root command is an addition to the Map command in version 3.01 of the
Novell NetWare shell. It allows directories to be mapped as the root of a
logical drive, making it impossible to change the directory to a parent
directory. The Map Root command is used with the same syntax as the Map command
(see below).

MS-DOS SET PATH
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The MS-DOS SET PATH command is used in Novell to define an MS-DOS variable in
memory. By using the MS-DOS SET PATH command, an MS-DOS-type path variable is
created that will be easier to use than a Novell search drive. Novell requires
that the path variable be placed in quotation marks and that a backslash (\) be
preceded by a backslash (that is, \\) to be properly recognized (see below).

This variable has the same limitations as a variable set from MS-DOS. A shell
command may be required in the CONFIG.SYS file to provide enough environment
space, and the variable may not exceed 128 characters.

A Sample Login Script
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In the following sample, COUNT is the name of the server and the paths being
mapped are:

- F:\PUBLIC A public directory

- F:\USER\JOHN\WIN31 The Windows user's directory

- F:\USER\JOHN The user's directory

- F:\WIN31 The shared Windows directory

     MAP ROOT F: = COUNT\SYS:\PUBLIC
     MAP ROOT S: = COUNT\SYS:\USER\JOHN\WIN31
     MAP ROOT U: = COUNT\SYS:\USER\JOHN
     MAP ROOT W: = COUNT\SYS:\WIN31
     COMSPEC = C:\COMMAND.COM
     DRIVE S:
     DOS SET PATH = "C:\\;C:\\DOS;F:\\;S:\\;U:\\;W:\\;"

Using this Login script returns a path variable similar to the one below when the
Set command is issued:

    path C:\;C:\DOS;F:\;S:\;U:\;W:\;

The Novell product included here is manufactured by a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the product's
performance or reliability.

REFERENCES
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Novell DOS/Windows Workstation Update

Additional query words: 3.11 3.00 3.00a 3.10 3rdparty

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Keywords          : win31 
Technology        : kbWin3xSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWin110 kbWin203 kbWin210 kbWin211 kbWin300 kbWin300a kbWin310 kbWin311
Version           : WINDOWS:1.x,2.03,2.1,2.11,3.0,3.0a,3.1,3.11

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