Patent ID: 6845451

Claim:
A method for implementing logon assignments for a plurality of users of a network, said method comprising: defining a plurality of logon assignments for a user, wherein each of said plurality of logon assignments comprises an access driver and a logical identifier for a shared resource on a remote system, each of said plurality of logon assignment being used for a corresponding operating system platform among the plurality of diverse operating system platforms within a heterogeneous network, each of said plurality of logon assignments being assigned to a user identity; storing, in a user profile that correlates with said user identity on a configuration server, said plurality of logon assignments for said user; selecting, based on a designation of said user identity and an indication of a particular software platform of a client system, a logon assignment from said user profile, said logon assignment correlating to said user identity and said particular software platform of said client system; and sending, from said configuration server, said logon assignment, selected from said user profile to said client system via said heterogeneous network.