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win_mapped_drive - Map network drives for users
New in version 2.4.
Synopsis
- Allows you to modify mapped network drives for individual users.
 
Parameters
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| letter  
        required
         | 
      
        
        The letter of the network path to map to.
        
       
        This letter must not already be in use with Windows.
         | 
     |
| password | 
        
        The password for  username.
        | 
     |
| path | 
        
        The UNC path to map the drive to.
        
       
        This is required if  
       state=present.
       
        If  
       state=absent and path is not set, the module will delete the mapped drive regardless of the target.
       
        If  state=absent and the path is set, the module will throw an error if path does not match the target of the mapped drive.
        | 
     |
| state | 
       
  | 
      
        
        If  
       present will ensure the mapped drive exists.
       
        If  absent will ensure the mapped drive does not exist.
        | 
     
| username | 
        
        Credentials to map the drive with.
        
       
        The username MUST include the domain or servername like SERVER\user, see the example for more information.
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- This can only map a network drive for the current executing user and does not allow you to set a default drive for all users of a system. Use other Microsoft tools like GPOs to achieve this goal.
 - You cannot use this module to access a mapped drive in another Ansible task, drives mapped with this module are only accessible when logging in interactively with the user through the console or RDP.
 
Examples
- name: Create a mapped drive under Z
  win_mapped_drive:
    letter: Z
    path: \\domain\appdata\accounting
- name: Delete any mapped drives under Z
  win_mapped_drive:
    letter: Z
    state: absent
- name: Only delete the mapped drive Z if the paths match (error is thrown otherwise)
  win_mapped_drive:
    letter: Z
    path: \\domain\appdata\accounting
    state: absent
- name: Create mapped drive with local credentials
  win_mapped_drive:
    letter: M
    path: \\SERVER\c$
    username: SERVER\Administrator
    password: Password
- name: Create mapped drive with domain credentials
  win_mapped_drive:
    letter: M
    path: \\domain\appdata\it
    username: DOMAIN\IT
    password: Password
  Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Jordan Borean (@jborean93)
 
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 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/win_mapped_drive_module.html