samba - Jan 2000 - Mapping users folder on Win98

Hi all

I was wondering if it is at all possible to have a users folder 
mapped when a user logs onto the server. I have a student lab here 
with 30 machine and have 400 users, they are connecting to a Linux 
server. We have given each user a space of 3Mb on the server so they 
can store their work on. I can creat a shortcut to the server so they 
can access it by double clicking on the shortcut. The problem with 
this is that if the user is using an application they cant see the 
shortcut and thus cant save to the folder. If the users folder is 
mapped than all works well (I have tested this by mapping a users 
folder and logging in again as the same user. We have lab security 
software on the machines as we dont want them to save onto the 
computer at all. I have mapped the group folder so we can distribute 
work to the users that way but am stuck with how I can get each users 
folder to be mapped when they log on.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks in advance

Gavin

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Gavin Walsh
School of Physiotherapy
The University of Melbourne
Victoria, Australia 3010
Email:	g.walsh@physio.unimelb.edu.au
Telephone: +61 3 9344-4171                Fax: +61 3 9344-4188
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Gavin Walsh wrote:
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Hi all

I was wondering if it is at all possible to have a users folder 
mapped when a user logs onto the server. 
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try:

domain logons = yes
logon script = logon.bat

[netlogon]
   comment = logon dir
   path= /PathTo/netlogon
   valid users = @users


[userdir]
comment = user dir
path = /PathTo/Users/%U

and in the logon.bat file 

net use U: \\PathTo\userdir /N

There's probably a more elegant way to do this though.  Anyone ??

Regards Paul