I’m in agreement with someone else who already mentioned doing it by GPO but
another alternative is to do it as a scheduled task triggered at login. You
can create the task to use whatever account / permissions are required.
One other possibility is to make the target folder a link to the server
location instead of an actual folder on the hard drive on the systems. That
means that as soon as there’s an update on the server, everyone gets it
instantly. No more machine updates.
I have to ask, how often do these change? Maybe just a daily maintenance task
to update them on all machines would be more efficient. BTW, I would consider
using replace rather than copy to do this so you’re only updating / adding
files instead of copying the entire lot.
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of J- P
Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2015 5:29 PM
To: NT <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Adding files/folder to Program Files -options
I know I CAN do it, the goal is to automate the process as I am only there
once a week.
This needs to happen whenever a user (standard user) logs into the pc.
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From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Adding files/folder to Program Files -options
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 21:20:30 +0000
Do it from a server where you’re logged in as an account that has local admin
permissions on the target systems, and make your target UNC
\\workstation\c$\Program<file:///\\workstation\c$\Program> files\vectorworks
Your elevated perms and the c$ is the magic here.
You could even do it from your PC logged in as domain admin and have it copy
from \\server\cadfiles\<file:///\\server\cadfiles\>.... To
\\workstation\c$\Program<file:///\\workstation\c$\Program> files\vectorworks.
In my environments I have a dedicated “utlilty server” for just this kind of
thing, that way my local machine isn’t tied up for big file copies (among many
other reasons for having a utility machine/server).
From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of J- P
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 2:06 PM
To: NT
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Adding files/folder to Program Files -options
I must be dense because I'm totally missing this;
Source files reside on \\server\cadfiles\<file:///\\server\cadfiles\>....
They MUST be placed on each workstation in C:\program files\vectorworks\.....
What method are you using to override the native security that prevents files
going into C:\Program files?
This is to happen whenever a user logs into the CAD worksation
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From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] Adding files/folder to Program Files -options
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2015 20:55:41 +0000
Funny, I do exactly this to public machines that are locked down as to not
allow browsing of the local drives. Easier to copy from an unrestricted master
machine to \\publicPC1\c$\<wherever<file:///\\publicPC1\c$\%3cwherever>> than
logging in locally, unlocking the settings, copying the file, then relocking
the settings…
From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andrew S. Baker
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 1:29 PM
To: ntsysadm
Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Adding files/folder to Program Files -options
Copy it remotely, and you won't have to worry about the UAC requirements.
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On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 4:14 PM, J- P
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi all,
Our CAD program (Vectorworks) uses libraries that have to placed under the
C:\Program files\vectorworks2015 or C:\Program files (x86)\vectorworks2015\
directory.
Using a batch file fails due to the default security settings to the Program
Files directory, however, it can/will work if the batch file is "run as
administrator". (rather not do that if possible)
Getting the vendor to change the software is not going to happen, can someone
advise or suggest a way to get this accomplished ?
server 2008 / w7 pro workstations
TIA
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