Shared folder empty after opening with NET USE

Question

I am trying to create a batch file that will map a shared folder on another domain. After some research, I found the NET USE command to map drives.

@echo off
Net Use M: \\IP\Folder\ /persistent:yes /USER:domain\userID PASS

This works great for mapping the drive, but when I open it, the folder is empty. When I remote desktop onto server, I can see that the folder is not empty, and I know the permissions have not changed because I just set them, and no one else has access to change them. Moreover, if I don't use NET USE and map the drive manually, i get prompted for UserName and Password, and all is well, folder is not empty.

Why is NET USE causing the folder to appear empty?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 09 '13 at 14:34

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Likely because the account you used to map the drive does not have read rights on the particular files inside that folder.

answered Jul 09 '13 at 14:34

Curt

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It does. And I use the same for both the NET USE and the manual mapping. Same UserID and Pass. – Arm0geddon Jul 09 '13 at 15:14
Then that's just *weird* ! – Curt Jul 09 '13 at 15:16

score -1 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 25 '13 at 10:58

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@echo off

Start \\Destination_IP\Destination_Folder_Name Password /USER:User_Name 
pause

With help of this we can open or copy a shared folder.

edited Nov 25 '13 at 10:58

Suraj Singh

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answered Nov 25 '13 at 10:33

Mrutyunjayya

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Shared folder empty after opening with NET USE

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