RE: Automatic signon to IFS from PC

On the user's PC, do Start - Run and enter CMD.

At the command prompt, enter:

NET USE [driveletter] \\[servername]\[sharename] [password]
/user:[username] /persistent:yes

The /persistent:yes will make the share survive reboots.

Re-do the command each time the password changes. 

If it doesn't persist across reboots, do the command w/o the /persistent
parm, then just do NET USE /PERSISTENT:YES

Do NET USE /? For some very rudimentary help.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Patterson [mailto:ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 4:11 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Automatic signon to IFS from PC

Anyone have a tip or technique for the following problem:

I have a PC program that needs access to the IFS. Client Access is not
installed on the PC.
If I initially access the IFS using Windows Explorer, and signon to the
AS/400, prior to using the PC program, everything is OK If I omit this
stage, there is no access to the IFS (I understand why).

My PC program can detect if its not connecting to the IFS, so is there a
way that I can then automatically signon & use the IFS without prompting
the User ?
There is not a security issue here, as its the PC program that is
accessing specific IFS files, the PC User doesn't even know this.

I can create any User profiles on the AS/400. The PC User does not need
their own AS/400 profile.
Regards

Ian Patterson