NET USE to map drive with specified account & password

SEdge2U has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi all! I really have probably a Windows question, but it's within my perl script.

What is the correct syntax for passing the username and password when trying to map a drive with NET USE? The string I'm using is:

NET USE x: \\jones\backup /USER: james /PASSWORD: xxxx
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What is the proper way of passing the username and password? Everything else I'm doing works. Any suggestions?? I stumped!

Thanks!

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Re: NET USE to map drive with specified account & password by marto (Cardinal) on Sep 27, 2005 at 22:15 UTC
Hi, if you type `net use /?` from the command prompt you see the syntax of the command. However, I would suggest that you take a look at the module Win32::NetResource. I notice that this is your first post (as a registered user). I think it would be worth while having a read at the PerlMonks FAQ if you have not already done so. Hope this helps. Martin	[reply] [d/l]
Re: NET USE to map drive with specified account & password by NetWallah (Canon) on Sep 28, 2005 at 00:14 UTC
NET HELP USE produces more detailed information than NET USE /? The syntax you seek is something like: `NET USE x: \\jones\backup YOURPASSWORDHERE /USER:DOMAINNAME\james` [download] Note - NO Space between "USER:" and the name. For greater security, replace YOURPASSWORDHERE by "*" - this will prompt you for a password. "Man cannot live by bread alone... He'd better have some goat cheese and wine to go with it!"	[reply] [d/l]
Re: NET USE to map drive with specified account & password by davidrw (Prior) on Sep 27, 2005 at 22:41 UTC
What's your perl code that's launching the "NET USE" command? Besides marto's note of `net use /?` for the proper syntax, be sure to check your command string with a debug statement -- especially make sure you've escaped the backslashes properly... `my $cmd = "NET USE x: \\jones\backup /USER: james /PASSWORD: xxxx"; warn $cmd; # whoops!! system($cmd); # because of the bad value of $cmd (see output), this w +ill not do what you want.` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]