RE: [ActiveDir] GPO to copy a file to all machines

Darren Mar-Elia Wed, 18 Aug 2004 09:02:31 -0700

If you're using on error resume next, then I usually put something like the following if statement after every major step:

if err.number <> 0 then

Wscript.echo err.description

end iff

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The script is running, as I have it also distributing a GPC.DAT file from a virus server (I am changing parent servers on Symantec). The files in that subroutine distribute ok.

I am at a loss as to why it is not distributing the scr. I have the error submerge commented out. I will throw in some echo’s for feedback into the script and see if I can locate the problem.

Any other ideas or specific scripting I can use to trap errors?

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Posted At: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 9:50 AM
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] GPO to copy a file to all machines

When I tested this a while back, the scripts extension will impersonate the machine account to get access to network resources--so the machine account (or authenticated users will work) will need at least read access to the Netlogon share (which they should have, btw). Can you verify that the script is even running during startup? You might want to put some logging into that script at specific stages just to see where its failing and what the message might be. Also, you've got "On error, resume next" at the beginning but you don't trap for any errors that may be occurring. Putting this statement in the beginning without trapping for anything has the effect of having the script ignore any errors that might otherwise popup, so I'd either remove that statement or add some error handling.

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I am using this to distribute a screensaver also (machine startup vbs script).

I am having a problem however. I think I know what it is, but I am not sure how to fix it.

I have the screensaver sitting in the NETLOGON folder of my DC, and I am trying to copy from that location to the users’ “%systemroot%\System32\”, but it doesn’t copy the file.

If I run the script manually (note, I am member of Domain Admin group) the file copies over, but it doesn’t copy during startup. Does the SYSTEM user have read rights to the NETLOGON folder? If not, and I place the file in the policy’s folder along with the .vbs (which is already there I should note), is there an environment variable that referrs to this location or an easy way to specify this location for the file copy? For instance, If I do not specify a location, does the script first check the directory it is located?

Here is the subroutine in my vbs:

'=============================================================================

' CheckScrSaver

'=============================================================================

public sub CheckScrSaver()

' On Error Resume Next

Dim strFile, strSrc, strDst

strFile = "NBHSecuritySCR.scr"

strSrc = strDC & "\NETLOGON\" & strFile

strDst = strSysRoot & "\System32\"

If fso.FileExists (strDst & strFile) then

'Proceed

else

fso.CopyFile strSrc, strDst, true

end if

end sub

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From: Brian Desmond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Desmond
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 9:19 PM
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] GPO to copy a file to all machines

MSI has the advantage of a) not running on every boot b) fixing anything that gets deleted, corrupted, etc. I'd spend the extra 5 minutes and make the MSI, personally.

--Brian

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Sent: Tue 8/17/2004 10:15 AM
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] GPO to copy a file to all machines

I don't have an example but I would recommend doing this in the computer startup scripts. Just have the script pull the file from wherever. At this point you are running as localsystem of the machine so you will have the perms to put it anywhere on the box you like and will be done before the user logs on.

Computer Configuration | Windows Settings | Scripts (Startup/Shutdown)

Copy the files to the GPO's startup folder (click on Show Files on the interface to open an explorer window to the location) and specify the script/batch file you want to run. You could add the screen saver file to that folder as well.

I guess you could do an install package as well but that might be overkill.

joe

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Craig Gauss
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 10:53 AM
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Subject: [ActiveDir] GPO to copy a file to all machines

Does anyone have an example of using a GPO to copy a file to all machines? I have a screen saver I am supposed to distribute across the organization and really dont want to do it manually.

Thanks.

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