Thanks. What about managed software that AD pushes out when a system boots up? Where's the best place to put that? I've been putting it in a DFS share.
Curt > -----Original Message----- > From: Carl Houseman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 9:50 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Executing programs from a login script > > In most cases, where there's no good reason to do otherwise, use the > default > locations as your standard. When another admin has to follow-up on > your > work, they won't have to learn the things you needlessly customized. > > So yes, it's the best place. And it's replicated. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Dandy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 12:45 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Executing programs from a login script > > Is that the best place to put logon scripts? I was just getting ready > to set one up and I was thinking of putting it on a DFS share. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Free, Bob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 1:22 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Executing programs from a login script > > > > The default location of NETLOGON should be something like > > \SYSVOL\sysvol\example.com\SCRIPTS unless you changed it when you ran > > dcpromo > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 11:48 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Executing programs from a login script > > > > Miller Bonnie L. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 06/10/2008 > > 02:41:00 PM: > > > > > I think you're thinking of the one where you copy it to the > netlogon > > > share. Then, you can access it using syntax like: > > > > > > %0\..\ifmember.exe dostuff > > > > The NETLOGON share! That was what I was trying to think of .... > > > > > I've only tried this in the old-style logon scripts (assigned on > the > > > user accounts). I think the %0\..\ means look in the current path, > > > > But what would the current path be? The current path of the > workstation > > executing the login script? > > > > > so maybe with a newer-style script you just put it in the same > > > location as the .bat/.cmd/.vbs file that runs it? > > > > I think the share name would be > > > > \\DC-Name\SYSVOL\DOMAIN-NAME\ > > > > Thanks for the reminder ... I'll poke at it a bit ... > > > > > > > > > > -Bonnie > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 10:51 AM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: Executing programs from a login script > > > > > > > > > I know I should know the answer to this, but I'm old, and it's too > > > hot (it's 100F here in Philadelphia at the moment). Anyway, in my > > > Win2000 AD, I want to execute a login script for a particular OU. > > > And in this login script, I want to check group memberships and map > > > drive letters accordingly. Not being all that confident in > VBscript, > > > I was going to use the "IfMember" utility from the Resource Kit. > > > What I'm drawing a blank on is where to copy the utility so that it > > > is accessible at login time. I want to call it from the SYSVOL > > > share, don't I? Where would I copy the EXE to, what path, so that I > > > can execute it from the login script? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > -- > > > Michael Leone > > > Network Administrator, ISM > > > Philadelphia Housing Authority > > > 2500 Jackson St > > > Philadelphia, PA 19145 > > > Tel: 215-684-4180 > > > Cell: 215-252-0143 > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
