Setting Up and Managing Network Drives

Using NetWare Utilities to Set Up and Manage Drive Mappings

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Reference

NetWare 4 Chapter 3, “Creating Login Scripts,” in Supervising the

Network

The NetWare User Tools for DOS (the NETUSER Utility)

NETUSER allows you to assign drives to network directories. Use

NETUSER to

View drive mappings

Create or change network or search drive mappings

Assign a drive to a fake root directory (for applications that must use a root directory)

NETUSER is a NetWare workstation utility located in the SYS:PUBLIC directory. A default drive mapping should exist for the SYS:PUBLIC directory (the default is drive Z:).

NOTE:The NETUSER utility is available in NetWare 4 networks only.

Specify the type of drive mapping and assignment you want by completing the following procedure.

Procedure

1Change to the SYS:PUBLIC directory.

2Load NetWare User Tools for DOS by typing

NETUSER <Enter>

The NETUSER utility menu appears.

3Choose “Drives.”

The “Available Options” window appears.

4Choose “Drive Mapping” or “Search Mapping” from the list.

Either the “Current Drive Mappings” or the “Current Search Mappings” window appears.

5To add a network or search drive mapping, press <Ins> and follow the screen prompts.

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