IFMEMBER..

[redman71]

Is anyone familiar with the "IFMEMBER" script? I'm using it in a batch file to map drives, but it's not working properly.

 

[rene1000]

its very easy to use:

ifmember "domain\username"
if errorlevel 1 net use f: \\server\sharename

if errorlevel 0 echo the user is NOT a member of the group

your script should look something like this.

good luck

 

[redman71]

Thanks...I've actually made it into a batch file and i'm using groups..

@ECHO OFF
NET USE R: \\SERVERNAME\SHARE
NET USE S: \\SERVERNAME\SHARE

IFMEMBER Personel
if not errorlevel 1 goto quit
NET USE M: \\SERVERNAME\SHARE\PERSONEL

:quit

but it doesn't work

 

[rene1000]

you should put the group name between double quotes and if possible also use the domain name like this:

@ECHO OFF
NET USE R: \\SERVERNAME\SHARE
NET USE S: \\SERVERNAME\SHARE

IFMEMBER "domain\Personel"
if not errorlevel 1 goto quit
NET USE M: \\SERVERNAME\SHARE\PERSONEL

:quit

also make sure that the directory which contains the ifmember utility is in the path

you can do this by adding the path line to your batch file:


@ECHO OFF
set path=%path%;c:\path\to\dir\containing\ifmember\utility
NET USE R: \\SERVERNAME\SHARE
NET USE S: \\SERVERNAME\SHARE

IFMEMBER "domain\Personel"
if not errorlevel 1 goto quit
NET USE M: \\SERVERNAME\SHARE\PERSONEL

:quit

 

[redman71]

Thanks!
I'll let you know how it works

 

[glenna]

Does IFMEMBER work on Windows 9X work stations? GlennA
MIS, IT, Gofer

 

[redman71]

When I map a drive using IFMEMBER, it seems to stay mapped even when the user is taken out of the specific group.

For example:
If I set
IFMEMBER "domain\Personel"
if not errorlevel 1 goto quit
NET USE M: \\SERVERNAME\SHARE\PERSONEL

when I take the person out of the Personel group, the when the person logs back on, Personel is still mapped to M. Is there a way to disconnect or have it recheck the script?

 

[rene1000]

thats right, because windows remembers the mappings. if you don't like this behavior, add the following command in your script above the drive mappings:

net use /persistent:no
NET USE M: \\SERVERNAME\SHARE\PERSONEL

 

[redman71]

Thanks!

 

[redman71]

Does WinXP work different when loggin onto a domain? Cuz I've logged onto the same domain with a WinPro box and the drives map fine, but when I log onto the domain with a WinXP box, with the same account, no drives get mapped.

Strange!