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#90208 - 2002-12-05 09:04 PM Re: remotely create mapped drive
Radimus Radimus Moderator Registered: 2000-01-06 Posts: 5187 Loc: Tampa, FL	This is turning out to be harder than I thought. The basic idea is to be able to map a drive for a user without having to remote control it... but it is looking like this isn't gonna happen. _________________________ How to ask questions the smart way <-----------> Before you ask
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#90209 - 2002-12-05 09:07 PM Re: remotely create mapped drive
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	It's definitely doable, however, the script must be execute under the user's account. Can't you just copy a link to his desktop and have him click it? _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#90210 - 2002-12-05 09:52 PM Re: remotely create mapped drive
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	eh? doesn't the at service use current users rights when running in interactive mode? _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#90211 - 2002-12-06 03:13 PM Re: remotely create mapped drive
Radimus Radimus Moderator Registered: 2000-01-06 Posts: 5187 Loc: Tampa, FL	I think that either a desktop batch file or a regwrite to the runonce key is about the best that can be done. anything too complex is more trouble than it worth... remote control would just be easier. _________________________ How to ask questions the smart way <-----------> Before you ask
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#90212 - 2002-12-06 03:55 PM Re: remotely create mapped drive
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Got a solution. And it's even very straight-forward and can be done with remote registry edit, too! code: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Network\O] "RemotePath"="\\\\server\\share" "UserName"="" "ProviderName"="Microsoft Windows Network" "ProviderType"=dword:00020000 "ConnectionType"=dword:00000001 I exported a example mapping from HKEY_CURRENT_USER, changed the drive letter in the registry key, used a different RemotePath, and reimported the .REG file back into the registry. After hitting 'Refresh' in the Explroer, i had the additional drive. Give it a try, you should be able to write to \\COMPUTER\HKEY_CURRENT_USER, too. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#90213 - 2002-12-06 04:02 PM Re: remotely create mapped drive
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	Actually Jens, HKCU is not available remotely. You would have to go through HKEY_USERS\SID. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#90214 - 2002-12-06 04:04 PM Re: remotely create mapped drive
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Yes, that is true. I even do this in my own scripts whne writing to the registry. Should have been more precise with regards to the remote registry write. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#90215 - 2002-12-06 04:06 PM Re: remotely create mapped drive
Radimus Radimus Moderator Registered: 2000-01-06 Posts: 5187 Loc: Tampa, FL	that's OK.. I knew that. but since it isn't CU, the user may not get it until logon _________________________ How to ask questions the smart way <-----------> Before you ask
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#90216 - 2002-12-06 04:08 PM Re: remotely create mapped drive
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	I thought you want to remotely map a drive for a user that is already logged onto the computer? _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#90217 - 2002-12-06 04:10 PM Re: remotely create mapped drive
Radimus Radimus Moderator Registered: 2000-01-06 Posts: 5187 Loc: Tampa, FL	I do... but doesn't NT read user@sid at logon and place into hkcu. and logoff writes back to @sid writing to @sid when the user is logged on, may not affect the current environment _________________________ How to ask questions the smart way <-----------> Before you ask
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#90218 - 2002-12-06 04:13 PM Re: remotely create mapped drive
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	I thought it's just a dynamic copy of HKEY_USERS\@SID and thus any change to that part will automatically affect the HKEY_CURRENT_USER setting. Okay, I just tested this. I've made an registry entry in HKEY_USERS\@SID and then looked at HKEY_CURRENT_USER, and ..., the registry key was there! [ 06. December 2002, 16:19: Message edited by: sealeopard ] _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#90219 - 2002-12-06 04:17 PM Re: remotely create mapped drive
Radimus Radimus Moderator Registered: 2000-01-06 Posts: 5187 Loc: Tampa, FL	cool beans... I have some reusable code to get the @sid of remote user. cool _________________________ How to ask questions the smart way <-----------> Before you ask
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#90220 - 2002-12-06 04:42 PM Re: remotely create mapped drive
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	Well, if the user is not logged on then the hive would not be loaded... but then, the mapping could be put in their logon script anyway. You could try GetSID(), my one and only contribution to the UDF lib. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#90221 - 2002-12-06 05:49 PM

Re: remotely create mapped drive

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Registered: 2000-01-06
Posts: 5187
Loc: Tampa, FL

this makes a static mapping, I'll make a quickie popup to get the parameters later...

code:

Function MapDrive
	$index=0
	:sidloop
	$sid=enumkey("\\$name\hkey_users\",$index)
	if not @error and not instr($sids,"_")
		$HKUsidSMWCVE = "HKEY_USERS\$sid\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer"
		$LogonName=readvalue("\\$name\$HKUsidSMWCVE","Logon User Name")
		if not $remoteuser="@domain\$LogonName"
			$index=$index+1
			$sid=''
			goto sidloop
			endif
		endif
	if $sid
		$letter="q"
		$newpath="\\wheelerc\shared"
		$=writevalue("\\$name\HKEY_USERS\$sid\Network\$letter","RemotePath","$newpath",REG_SZ)
		$=writevalue("\\$name\HKEY_USERS\$sid\Network\$letter","UserName","",REG_SZ)
		$=writevalue("\\$name\HKEY_USERS\$sid\Network\$letter","ProviderName","Microsoft Windows Network",REG_SZ)
		$=writevalue("\\$name\HKEY_USERS\$sid\Network\$letter","ProviderType","131072",REG_Dword)
		$=writevalue("\\$name\HKEY_USERS\$sid\Network\$letter","ConnectionType","00000001",REG_Dword)
		endif
	GetDrives()
	endfunction

now, I'll write the inverse of this to delete a mapping...

[ 06. December 2002, 17:50: Message edited by: Radimus ]

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#90222 - 2002-12-06 05:51 PM Re: remotely create mapped drive
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Just do a DELTREE for the drive letter that you want to delete. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#90223 - 2002-12-06 07:23 PM Re: remotely create mapped drive
Radimus Radimus Moderator Registered: 2000-01-06 Posts: 5187 Loc: Tampa, FL	thanks However, I will also need to check for persistence. [ 06. December 2002, 19:24: Message edited by: Radimus ] _________________________ How to ask questions the smart way <-----------> Before you ask
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#90224 - 2002-12-06 08:22 PM

Re: remotely create mapped drive

Radimus Offline

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Registered: 2000-01-06
Posts: 5187
Loc: Tampa, FL

this is the function to get the sid of a remote user (assuming the user is logged in)

code:

 Function RemoteSid($computer, $remoteusername)
	dim $sid, $logonname, $index, $HKUsidSMWCVE
	$index=0
	:sidloop
	$sid=enumkey("\\$computer\hkey_users\",$index)
	if not @error and not instr($sid,"_")
		$HKUsidSMWCVE = "HKEY_USERS\$sid\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer"
		$LogonName=readvalue("\\$computer\$HKUsidSMWCVE","Logon User Name")
		if $remoteusername=$LogonName
			$RemoteSid=$sid
			exit 0
			return
		else 
			$index=$index+1
			$sid=''
			exit 1
			goto sidloop
			endif
		endif
	endfunction

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