Automated shared drive mapping

• US 20040199639A1
• Filed: 04/04/2003
• Published: 10/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation (Perspecta, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation (Perspecta, Inc.)
• Inventors: Harris, Mitchell N.
• Application Number:
  US10/407,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20040199639A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/78 to assure secure storage of data address-based protection against unauthorised use of memory G06F12/14; record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings G06K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles

Abstract

One aspect of the invention is a method for mapping shared areas in an enterprise network that includes retrieving user information identifying one or more shared areas to which a user has access in the enterprise network. User input identifying at least a selected one of the one or more shared areas with which the user desires to link is received. A command is generated to cause an operating system to map the selected one of the shared areas to the user'"'"'s login-id.

Claims

1. A method for mapping shared areas in an enterprise network, comprising:

retrieving user information identifying one or more shared areas to which a user has access in the enterprise network;

receiving user input identifying at least a selected one of the one or more shared areas with which the user desires to link; and

generating a command operable to cause an operating system to map the selected one of the shared areas to the user'"'"'s login-id.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending the command to the operating system to accomplish the mapping of the selected one of the shared areas to the user'"'"'s login-id.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the command in a script file.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending the command to the operating system to accomplish the mapping of the selected one of the shared areas to the user'"'"'s login-id; and

storing the command in a script file.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving a mandatory drive designation, the mandatory drive designation identifying a particular shared area in the enterprise network and a mandatory drive identifier associated with the particular shared area; and

generating a command operable to cause an operating system to map particular shared area to the user'"'"'s login-id using the mandatory drive identifier.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a user selection identifying a drive identifier; and

generating a command operable to cause the operating system to link the selected one of the shared areas to the user'"'"'s login-id using the drive identifier.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving a mandatory drive designation, the mandatory drive designation identifying a particular shared area in the enterprise network and a mandatory drive identifier associated with the particular shared area;

receiving a user selection identifying a drive identifier;

generating a command operable to cause an operating system to map particular shared area to the user'"'"'s login-id using the mandatory drive identifier; and

generating a command operable to cause the operating system to link the selected one of the shared areas to the user'"'"'s login-id using the drive identifier.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a command operable to cause the operating system to map the selected one of the shared areas to the user'"'"'s login-id occurs automatically after the user logs in to the enterprise network.

9. A tool for mapping shared areas in an enterprise network, comprising a readable storage medium;

a tool stored on the readable storage medium and operable to;

retrieve user information identifying one or more shared areas to which a user has access in the enterprise network;

receive user input identifying at least a selected one of the one or more shared areas with which the user desires to link; and

generate a command operable to cause an operating system to map the selected one of the shared areas to the user'"'"'s login-id.

10. The tool of claim 9, further operable to:

send the command to the operating system to accomplish the mapping of the selected one of the shared areas to the user'"'"'s login-id.

11. The tool of claim 9, further operable to:

store the command in a script file.

12. The tool of claim 9, further operable to:

send the command to the operating system to accomplish the mapping of the selected one of the shared areas to the user'"'"'s login-id; and

store the command in a script file.

13. The tool of claim 9, further operable to:

retrieve a mandatory drive designation, the mandatory drive designation identifying a particular shared area in the enterprise network and a mandatory drive identifier associated with the particular shared area; and

generate a command operable to cause an operating system to map particular shared area to the user'"'"'s login-id using the mandatory drive identifier.

14. The tool of claim 9, further operable to:

receive a user selection identifying a drive identifier; and

generate a command operable to cause the operating system to link the selected one of the shared areas to the user'"'"'s login-id using the drive identifier.

15. The tool of claim 9, further operable to:

retrieve a mandatory drive designation, the mandatory drive designation identifying a particular shared area in the enterprise network and a mandatory drive identifier associated with the particular shared area;

receive a user selection identifying a drive identifier;

generate a command operable to cause an operating system to map particular shared area to the user'"'"'s login-id using the mandatory drive identifier; and

generate a command operable to cause the operating system to link the selected one of the shared areas to the user'"'"'s login-id using the drive identifier.

16. The tool of claim 9, further operable to generate a command to cause the operating system to map the selected one of the shared areas to the user'"'"'s login-id automatically after the user logs in to the enterprise network.

17. The tool of claim 9, wherein the tool is further operable to receive user input identifying at least a selected one of the one or more shared areas through a web interface.

18. A script stored on a computer-readable storage medium, the script generated by:

retrieving user information identifying one or more shared areas to which a user has access in the enterprise network;

receiving user input identifying at least a selected one of the one or more shared areas with which the user desires to link; and

generating a command operable to cause an operating system to map the selected one of the shared areas to the user'"'"'s login-id.

19. The script of claim 18, further generated by:

retrieving a mandatory drive designation, the mandatory drive designation identifying a particular shared area in the enterprise network and a mandatory drive identifier associated with the particular shared area; and

generating a command operable to cause an operating system to map particular shared area to the user'"'"'s login-id using the mandatory drive identifier.

20. The script of claim 18, further generated by:

receiving a user selection identifying a drive identifier; and

generating a command operable to cause the operating system to link the selected one of the shared areas to the user'"'"'s login-id using the drive identifier.