Unable to Map network drive using Group Policies with an Active Directory User

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We are running an Active Directory Server on Windows 2003 recently upgraded from an Open Directory on an Xserve. The problem I am having is to do with mapping network drives using Group Policies. I have a group setup in Active Directory called “All Student”. This group contains all student accounts. Because we just switched from Open Directory too Active Directory we are using Workgroup manager to manage users permissions from Active Directory for directories that reside on an apple server. I have a shared directory called, “Microtype” on the stu server that is for the purpose of a typing program to write data to. The problem that I am having is when I deliver the batch file from the logon script policy it only maps the drive letter when the user doesn’t have a home directory. The script I use is as follows: net use L: \\server\share\volume\directory password /users:domain\user /persistent:yes

This script again works with a user who doesn’t have a home directory in Active Directory. Also, just for information they currently have a mapped home network drive that maps the letter drive H: with the same server path name. Does that conflict with my script possibly, since the script does work with non home directory users in Active directory? How do I get the new script to map the drive while logged in as a domain user.

Marcus

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