Windows GPO default mapped drives

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Is there a way, using Windows GPO, to set up a list of "default" mapped drives that can be applied to a group of users?

I runs small network and would like to make sure that certain groups of users (like Sales or Support) have the same network shares mapped to the same drive letters irrespective of which PC they log onto.

This would make the setup of new users easier and allow the centralised administration of the network locations shared.

Any links to examples and/or step-by-step guides would be greatly appreciated.

Best Answer

I use group policy preferences for this. The area you care about is located under user -> preferences -> windows settings -> drive maps.

Here is a howto: http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2009/01/07/using-group-policy-preferences-to-map-drives-based-on-group-membership.aspx

EDIT: Just saw that you are using server 2003. In that case, off the top of my head you could you use regular group policy to create a login script to map with net use x: \server\share and scope it to an OU.

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