Mapping a network drive and having trouble saving password

Stian Størstfeskar Andersen picture Stian Størstfeskar Andersen · Mar 27, 2014 · Viewed 32.3k times · Source

I'm running a batch:

"net use j: \\192.168.1.241\sausb /user:srvfeskar\administrator Ratata12 /persistent:yes /p:yes"

After restarting the windows 8 computer. I need to insert the password again.

Answer

MC ND picture MC ND · Mar 27, 2014

If i understand it, you are not running the same command each time after restart. You want to run the command once and then in sucessive logins have the drive mapped without having to validate.

There are two options

  • In net use j: command include the /persistent:yes and /savecred switches, but do not include user or password data. It will be asked and then saved for later use.

  • Use the cmdkey command to store the required credentials in the machine.

    cmdkey /add:191.168.1.241 /user:srvfeskar\administrator /pass:Ratata12

    Then when net use j: \\192.168.1.241\sausb /persistent:yes is used, the credentials stored will be used for the mapping.