Using group policy preferences to map network fails on workstations with error:
The user ‘%DRIVE_LETTER%’ preference item in the ‘%GROUP_POLICY_NAME% %GUID%’ Group Policy object did not apply because it failed with error code ‘0x80070035 The network path was not found.’ This error was suppressed.
or
The user ‘%DRIVE_LETTER%’ preference item in the ‘%GROUP_POLICY_NAME% %GUID%’ Group Policy object did not apply because it failed with error code ‘0x80070043 The network name cannot be found.’ This error was suppressed.
After double checking the path in the group policy in question, it turns out that the group policy preferences drive mapping doesn’t work if you put a trailing slash on the end of the path. EG:
\dc2010qldfinance doesn’t work
however
\dc2010qldfinance does.
Thanks! I going crazy with the same problem.
Your welcome!
Problem solved. Thanks
No worries!
Awesome! Thank you!
OMG, Thank you! An hour and 1/2 of my life I can't get back, but, thanks to you, it wasn't any longer.
thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Your welcome, glad to help.
i should google more often… thx a lot! Works with WinSrv2012R2 AD / Win7 pro
No worries! Thanks for letting me know about 2012 R2!
Thanks for help! Worked like a charm!
Solved my problem with 2012 R2 / Win 8.1 Pro. THANK YOU!
A decade later….
This still solved my issue on Windows Server 2019 applying a mapping via GPO.
Hours of testing and configs. A simple trailing slash breaks mappings.
Thanks.
both the same?