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I map 2 drives from the same samba server via the same GPO in a domain. I have (at least) one Windows 10 (1803) client PC, that only maps one drive (K). The other drive (L):

  • is not shown in explorer
  • is shown in cmd with net use
  • is shown in the dialog used to connect network shares via explorer
  • can be accessed via UNC path
  • can be used to access subfolders via explorer (e.g. "L:\my folder\")
  • can be accessed via cmd (e.g. C:\l: --> L:\)

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According to smbstatus, protocol version 3.0 is used

~# smbstatus | grep 192.168.5.142
5262      3000051       users         192.168.5.142 (ipv4:192.168.5.142:49757) SMB3_00     
K      5262   192.168.5.142  Wed May 29 13:11:13 2019
L      5262   192.168.5.142  Wed May 29 13:11:14 2019

What did not work:

  • SMB Version 1.0 Client is enabled on the client
  • Hacking the registry (deleting \HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2##*) did not solve the problem
  • mapping as "replace" or "update" did not make a difference

What did work:

  • when mapping as "replace" in GPO, manually running gpupdate after login brings the drive back - this is not an option but might give you some clues.

I cannot see any errors in eventvwr (applications, system or group policy)

Any clues?

Peter
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  • This question is not abandoned, but the error did not show up again for now. I will report back if it comes up again. – Peter Jul 10 '19 at 11:42
  • I do experience the exact same issue, same behavior (`gpudpate` shows the drives, but normally none are shown, and they are usable in `cmd`). This is on a Windows 10 1809 machine. So far the problem still persists, do you have an idea maybe what might have changed the behaviour in your case? – falstaff Jan 02 '20 at 15:57

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The Group Policy (in User Configuration > Preferences > Windows Settings > Drive Maps) has an option to add hidden drives. They work the same and show up in net use, but are hidden from the GUI.

New Drive Properties

Could you have missed this?

Esa Jokinen
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  • these are set to "no change". And this is working on other machines (Win7 and 10). I'll try to force showing it and report back. – Peter May 29 '19 at 16:20