Mapdrv – Lenovo THINKPAD Z60M User Manual
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MapDrv
MapDrv
provides
network
share
functions
for
ThinkVantage
Technology
products.
MapDrv
is
used
to
connect
and
disconnect
ThinkVantage
Technology
products
with
network
shares.
The
network
share
information
is
contained
in
the
registry
and
includes
the
network
share
name
as
an
encrypted
string.
Network
share
information
is
stored
in
the
registry
at
HKLM\Software\Lenovo\MND\ id>. If an Active Directory policy is used, these values are stored at: HKLM\Software\Policies\Lenovo\MND\ id>. MapDrv allows you to use the encryption engine to generate an encrypted username and password, which can be used to pre-populate network share information on multiple systems. By using the encryption engine, it does not update the registry in the system it’s running on. The command-line interface to MapDrv is as follows: mapdrv / id> /unc /user /pwd [/timeout [/s] The MapDrv command will implement the user interface to map a network drive. The mapdrv.exe command can be found in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Lenovo\MND directory. The map network drive interface supports the following parameters: Syntax: mapdrv [switches] Entering the command with no parameters launches the application and the information must be entered manually. The return codes for all parameters are: v 0 = success v > 0 = failed When MapDrv is launched with no parameters, the user is prompted for the network share, user name, and password. It then attempts to connect to the specified network share using the specified credentials. The following table provides information about the parameters and the result of each parameter for MapDrv: Table 35. MapDrv parameters Parameter Result /view Allows a view of the network share. /pwd Provides the encrypted password for this share. /store Stores application ID, share name, user name, password and timeout values. /s Set to Silent. Do not prompt the user regardless of whether connection is made. /timeout Sets the timeout value. /unc The stored network share. Appendix A. Command-line tools 131