I have plenty of UNC-based startup scripts running in my environment. They seem to work without issue. Most are machine rather than user-based however
On 12 May 2010 16:35, Tom Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > I need a bit of a refresher on this. > > I have a script I need to run for my PCs. It removes an old agent, if > present, then installs an updated agent. Is it possible to run this as a > workstation script, since the script calls a remote UNC path for the updated > install? I thought since it is running as a workstation script (called via > startup GPO setting), it can't see the network yet. Or am I incorrect? > > I can run this under the user policy section, which would be preferred so I > could provide a message box or two. However users are not administrators. > Also the script takes a bit of time to run (it removes Configuration Manager > client, which for those of you using CM know that takes a while.). Doesn't > use much CPU or memory, so again this might be better to run as a user > startup GPO setting? > > Suggestions and comments appreciated. > > Tom > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including attachments, is > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential > and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > > > > > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
