what is the syntax I would need to create a batch file to connect someone to another novell server..

I've been told the "map" command would auto prompt them to login.. is this accurate?

I tried "attach" but dos just laughed at me

If they've logged into the network, the "map" command shouldn't prompt for another login unless the server is in a different tree.

I don't think "attach" has been around since NetWare 3.x; it's a NetWare command, not DOS.

its a different server.. different tree..

thanks for your help

Just like mapping in Windows, the first time you use it per session it will try to authenticate. If normal auth. fails it will prompt for name/pw.

If the username/password in the different tree are the same as in your normal tree, the MAP command should authenticate without prompting (providing the user in the different tree is in the same context as the server in the different tree.  If not, you will be prompted.

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I don't know if the "TREE" command still works, it's been a while. But it was designed specifically to allow a login script to authenticate a user to a second tree without hassle.  You might look it up and see if it does what you want.

Marvin Huffaker, MCNE
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Whatever command you decide on, you could add it to your existing system login script (preceeding the command with either a # or a @ symbol of course!)

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Here's my pennies worth. The TREE command in the login script does work as I have set one up recently. All you have to be aware of when using the TREE command is to switch back to the regular TREE you want to use after you have completed the drive mapping or Novell will try to use the other TREE and things will not seem to be working properly. If you want seemless login as explained in the earlier posts the login credentials must be the same or you'll br prompted for them.

example login script:

TREE <one you want to connect to>
map x:=server/path etc
write "mapping to other tree completed"
TREE <your normal tree name>
map etc
write etc

or you may consider placing the TREE command at the bottom of your login script so that you mappings etc are done before you change the tree. It doesnt really matter as long as you TREE ends on the one you use as your default.
Hope this helps.

I didn't know about the TREE command, thanks!

Hi all,
I've used the TREE command in a user login script recently as follows:-
I set up the user in the new tree and set up their access rights then set up then tree command

TREE <new tree>/.%login_name.<context> and then set up the "map" command.
I've found this works better than just a map command as the map command then prompts to login to the new tree but defaults to the original user context.

Hope this helps

Dave