X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com From: Kevin Markle Subject: Re: Mapping windows drives in cygwin? Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 16:31:52 -0400 Lines: 59 Message-ID: References: <4627F4E8 DOT 2020903 AT yahoo DOT com> Reply-To: kmarkle AT pbs DOT org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Keith Christian expressed precisely : > Kevin Markle wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Does anybody know of a simple way to map network drives from withing a >> cygwin script? :o) > > Hi Kevin, > > This method works: > > > #====Using a hostname for the remote machine===== > net use \\\\sandstone.bedrock.net\\IPC$ /user:bedrock\\fflintstone > /persistent:no > (You'll be prompted for a password) > > > #====Using an IP address for the remote machine===== > net use \\\\192.168.2.100\\IPC$ /user:bedrock\\fflintstone > /persistent:no > (You'll be prompted for a password) > > > #=====Map drive Z: to the C: drive on the remote server===== > net use z: \\\\sandstone.bedrock.net\\C$ > --or-- > net use z: \\\\192.168.2.100\\C$ > > ls -latr /cygdrive/z (get a directory listing on the mapped drive) > > > The first line sets up an IPC channel to the server you're interested in > mapping to. > The second maps drive Z: to the C: share. > > To UNMAP, use this syntax, just as in CMD.EXE. > > net use Z: /delete > > > > =========Keith I tryed the last method which will give me a drive letter and I get: kmarkle AT backup ~ $ net use y: \\winops-hq\c$ System error 67 has occurred. The network name cannot be found. kmarkle AT backup ~ $ net use y: \\\\winops-hq\c$ System error 67 has occurred. The network name cannot be found. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/