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#25674 - 2002-07-23 02:39 PM getting user id from mapped drive
maciep maciep Korg Regular Registered: 2002-06-14 Posts: 947 Loc: Pittsburgh	I am trying to log an install. The problem is that our pc support techs log on to the machine as administrators to do the install. So, in my log file I get "administrator" as user name instead of the tech's user name. But they must map a drive to run the install, and therefore they must connect to the drive as themselves. Is there anyway to get the username that mapped the drive? _________________________ Eric
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#25675 - 2002-07-23 02:47 PM Re: getting user id from mapped drive
Chris S. Chris S. MM club member Registered: 2002-03-18 Posts: 2368 Loc: Earth	Lemme see if I'm translating this properly... 1) Your technicians are logging into your (assuming WinNT 5 or 4) workstations as the local administrator. 2) They connect to a share (and thus must supply their logon credentials to connect) and perform an install. 3) This installation is started from a KiX script and you are trying to capture the username of the user running your script. How close am I?
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#25676 - 2002-07-23 03:20 PM Re: getting user id from mapped drive
maciep maciep Korg Regular Registered: 2002-06-14 Posts: 947 Loc: Pittsburgh	That's exactly what I'm saying. _________________________ Eric
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#25677 - 2002-07-23 03:39 PM Re: getting user id from mapped drive
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Incorporate the driver mapping into your install script like: code: ? 'enter username:' gets $username ? 'enter password:' gets $password use y: '\\server\installshare' /user:$username /password:$password ;do the install use y: /delete /persistent _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#25678 - 2002-07-23 03:56 PM Re: getting user id from mapped drive
maciep maciep Korg Regular Registered: 2002-06-14 Posts: 947 Loc: Pittsburgh	I would, but the techs don't always log on locally as administrator, sometimes they do log on as themselves. Plus, that would just complicate the script slightly more, and it's not really a pressing issue. I was just hoping that it might be recorded somewhere in the registry - mapped drive, user that mapped the drive. Something along those lines. _________________________ Eric
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#25679 - 2002-07-23 03:59 PM Re: getting user id from mapped drive
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	It's recorded in the event log and under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Network. There will be a list of drive letters for manually created shares including the RemotePath and UserName. That might help, too. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#25680 - 2002-07-23 04:10 PM Re: getting user id from mapped drive
maciep maciep Korg Regular Registered: 2002-06-14 Posts: 947 Loc: Pittsburgh	That's exactly what I'm looking for. I'm going to log on to my machine as administrator and give it a shot. Thanks for the help _________________________ Eric
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#25681 - 2002-07-23 04:10 PM Re: getting user id from mapped drive
Chris S. Chris S. MM club member Registered: 2002-03-18 Posts: 2368 Loc: Earth	Jens has it pegged exactly. Enum through the HKCU\Network key and look for your share in the RemotePath key, then pull the username from the UserName entry.
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#25682 - 2002-07-23 04:40 PM Re: getting user id from mapped drive
maciep maciep Korg Regular Registered: 2002-06-14 Posts: 947 Loc: Pittsburgh	Well, I logged on to my machine as administrator, mapped a drive (as myself) and checked the registry. Unfortunately, the HKCU/Network key did not exist. I'm assuming this is because I'm logging onto the machine locally (win 2k prof). So I decided to search the registry to see if it might be buried somewhere else, but I couldn't find it anywhere. So I'm starting to believe that there's no easy way to do this. _________________________ Eric
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#25683 - 2002-07-23 04:47 PM Re: getting user id from mapped drive
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	I believe they only show up if they are PERSISTENT, I don't think the non-PERSISTENT connections are stored anywhere except maybe WMI. Ha! I checked WMI and there they are! All network conenctions are listed under Win32_NetworkConnection. The info contained inside that area tells you wheter it's a persisitent connection and the username used to establish the connection. so, yeah, go to the COM forum and see whether there's already a function posted that lists network connections. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#25684 - 2002-07-23 04:51 PM Re: getting user id from mapped drive
maciep maciep Korg Regular Registered: 2002-06-14 Posts: 947 Loc: Pittsburgh	And just when I was ready to give up. I'll look into it. Thanks. _________________________ Eric
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#25685 - 2002-07-23 07:40 PM

Re: getting user id from mapped drive

maciep Offline

Korg Regular

Registered: 2002-06-14
Posts: 947
Loc: Pittsburgh

As my luck would go, it works just fine on every mapping I've tried...except the one i need. When I check the status of the mapping with WMI, it comes back with "Error", even though I can open the drive and browse. Not quite sure what "Error" is telling me.

Here's the snippet of code I'm working with:

code:

 
$DiskSet = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}").ExecQuery("select * from Win32_NetworkConnection")

For each $Disk in $DiskSet		
? "Drive: " + $Disk.RemoteName + ", " + "Status: " + $Disk.Status + ", " + "User Name: " + $Disk.UserName
Next
 

********************OUTPUT*********************

Drive: \\1upmc-sam-001\e$, Status: Degraded, User Name: 1UPMC-ACCT\maciep
Drive: \\new-emanage1\c$, Status: Degraded, User Name: 1UPMC-ACCT\maciep
Drive: \\1upmc-aisrv1\c$, Status: Degraded, User Name: 1UPMC-ACCT\maciep
Drive: \\1upmc-aisrv2\c$, Status: Degraded, User Name: 1UPMC-ACCT\maciep
Drive: \\1upmc-aisrv3\c$, Status: Degraded, User Name: 1UPMC-ACCT\maciep
Drive: \\desktop-02\dfs, Status: Error, User Name:

I have the people who own the share (and know a lot more than I do) thinking about it. Has anyone ever tried this, and if so, come across this problem?

_________________________
Eric

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