DOS : how do you run a batch without having to login on a share?

Question

I'm running an xcopy command in a batch script which copies a file to a shared drive on another workstation; however the workstation requires a login before connecting to the share. Is there a way to script the login/connect into the batch file?

thanks in advance

Answer 1

You can use net use to map a temporary drive and login using the credentials. This is what we had to do. Perhaps there is a better way. Then at the end of the script we unmap the drive.

Here is a link to the net use command: http://www.cezeo.com/tips-and-tricks/net-use-command/

Answer 2

You can use the "net use x:\servername\sharename /u:username password" command to login to the share within the batch file. However putting the password into a plaintext batch file is generally a bad idea.