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Questions tagged [net-use]

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How do I remove login credentials for a network location in Win7?

I just tried to access a folder like so: \\somecomputeronmynetwork\somelocation$ When going to this location I'm prompted for a user name and password. I put one in, and it let me in fine. Now I need to remove that login, so I can try a different…
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Windows 7, HTTPS WebDav: Asks for password twice and fails. Any workarounds?

I have a Dav server running with PHP SabreDav (code.google.com/p/sabredav/wiki/Windows) on Cherokee at an HTTPS secured URL. It's set to use https, and uses Digest Authentication. I can log in with multiple browsers and a few third party clients…
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Windows 10 PE Unable to map network drive anonymously

I'm trying to set up a imaging environment. The idea is to use DISM to apply WIM images (Windows 10 Pro) over the network. I am able to boot into Windows 10 PE. I have network connectivity via DHCP. When I try to map the network share using net…
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NET USE command doesn't authenticate when credentials are passed as parameters

I'm trying to connect to a remote WebDAV server by mapping it as a drive using NET USE command. NET USE * /user: Executing this command gives the following error: System error 1244 has occurred. The operation being…
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"Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user" when there are no connections

Related to: The Network folder specified is currently mapped using a different user name and password However, I am not currently connected to the network location already. I if type net use I get the following output: >net use New connections will…
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Use NET USE to mount a network drive as read only

I'm using the following code to mount a network drive in a script that configures desktop icons and favorites by copying them when the user logs into windows. NET USE W: \\Server\Files\IT\auto /user:"DOMAIN\username" "password" I have read the…
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Correct way to access a network share in a Windows service

I have a Windows service which requires on-demand access to a remote CIFS share. Whenever it needs to access the share, it first tries to 'mount' it with provided credentials, NET USE \\host\share password /USER:user uses the share's contents, and…
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Stale directory contents and "net use"

I have two Windows Server 2008 SP2 machines. Occasionally I see that when I open a file share with net use, the contents are stale. The scenario is: net use Z: \\192.168.0.100\c$ Add a file to a directory on the C: drive on C:'s host machine I…
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Getting error 1219 while there are no other sessions

PC's in our organisation run Windows 10 Pro and are sometimes shared between users (local accounts, no domain and AD). I have written a batch script that users execute when mounting our network shares to a drive letter. Most of the time it runs…
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net use fails with system error 67 with FQDN

I search for help with a confusing error with Windows 7 mounting a network fileshare. The problem is that on machine A a mount with the FQDN fails (net use system error 67) while the same command with the IP address succeeds. On another machine…
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NET USE - How to get list of all shares (elevated, non-elevated)

The command: NET USE Will display open connections by any process of current user. But, if command prompt (cmd.exe, or any shell) is non-elevated, it would display only connections opened by non-elevated processes. To see shares open by elevated…
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Is there an alternative to xp_cmdshell and net use for backing up MSSQL to UNC as a different user

Is there an alternative to xp_cmdshell and net use for backing up MSSQL to a UNC with a different user? I'm now using EXEC xp_cmdshell 'net use \\SERVER\SHARE Password /USER:DOMAIN\USER /PERSISTENT:yes' as a preexec script. But xp_cmdshell is…
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Is it possible to use IPv6 to connect to a remote share using 'net use'?

One can use either UNC or IPv4 address to connect to a shared folder on a remote machine using net use, e.g.: net use \\remotePC\SharedFolder // valid net use \\111.122.1.1\SharedFolder // valid Is it possible for user to connect using IPv6 as…
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Windows 7 logon script net use fails

Our network PCs currently consists of Windows XP Professional on a mixed 2008/2003 domain, with exception to one machine, which is a new Windows 7 PC we have bought for testing before we deploy the operating system. But we have discovered a problem…
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net use - error code 1219

I am trying to understand what causes the error code 1219 (multiple connections to server by same user). The background of my question, we are currently installing a machine at a customer, where our service technician tried to connect with the host…
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