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net use in system context and global SMB mount option cannot be removed
Hi folks,
I am using the current psexec.exe on my Windows Server 2022 to run Powershell in system context.
Then I mount a drive like this:
net use X: \\192.168.2.2\X /USER:user password /GLOBAL
The mapping works fine and the share is accessable from user context. But removing the mapping with net use is not possible anymore:
net use X: /delete
I will receive the following error message:
The network connection could not be found.
More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2250.
To remove I have to call the Powershell function:
Remove-SmbGlobalMapping X: \\192.168.2.2\X
It seems that there is lack of functionality of net use?
- C:\WINDOWS\system32>net use x: \\localhost\admin$ /global
The command completed successfully.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>net use x: /global /delete
x: was deleted successfully.
That does work?
8 Replies
- And you also run the net use X: /delete using psexec.exe? Never users/had the need to map a drive using system context, I just map drives using loginscript of Group Policy
Yes, the delete was execute in the same context.
The need is forced by the /GLOBAL parameter, since only the system context is allowed to map a drive to all users. Of course, a group policy would be a solution but differs a little bit to my boundary conditions:
A service running in the system context sould map the drive for all users and also should delete the mapping after a well defined amount of time / operations.Hi!
Does the "/GLOBAL" switch map the drive to the users in the local Administrators group or also to other local users? This is regarding the statement "... since only the system context is allowed to map a drive to all users.".
rgds Christian
