Wouldn't users be averse to being logged off unceremoniously, whether proper resources are available or not?
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:56 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]>wrote: > I'm already using VB, batch and PowerShell in the logon process at some > point. I'm trying to avoid over-complicating things (if I haven't already). > is there a PowerShell command that can force a logoff if a drive isn't > present? > > > On 17 March 2011 14:52, Cameron <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Test out Kixtart...it rocks! >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:29 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Just that adding the action to the logon script seems to drag the logon a >>> bit, which my users are sensitive to. That's probably because I'm doing it >>> in batch, though. I'm a script-o-saurus :-) >>> >>> >>> On 17 March 2011 14:26, Cameron <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Scheduled Task? Seems like you're making a mountain out of a mole hill. >>>> How is that better than tying to the logon process that they have to do >>>> anyways? >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:06 AM, James Rankin >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm maybe thinking something like that is better than tying it to the >>>>> logon process, yes. Probably a scheduled task on a DC or some such like. >>>>> Obviously targeted to a group to avoid picking up admins and the like. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 17 March 2011 14:05, Guyer, Don <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> How about running a script against AD that queries that setting, to >>>>>> look for any empty values? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Don Guyer* >>>>>> >>>>>> Windows Systems Engineer >>>>>> >>>>>> Datasafe Platform >>>>>> >>>>>> Enterprise Technology Group >>>>>> >>>>>> *Fiserv* >>>>>> >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> Office: <1-800-523-7282>1-800-523-7282 x 1673 >>>>>> >>>>>> Fax: <610-293-4499>610-293-4499 >>>>>> >>>>>> www.fiserv.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 17, 2011 9:52 AM >>>>>> >>>>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>>>>> *Subject:* Re: Good way to prevent logon under certain conditions? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> That's the way it's done. I just want some way of making sure that it >>>>>> *is* set to head off the support calls that may ensue if some user >>>>>> gets missed (because they will get some ugly errors). I could do it with >>>>>> a >>>>>> quick batch command but I was just wondering if anyone knew of anything >>>>>> different. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 17 March 2011 13:45, Guyer, Don <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Why not just set their home drive in AD? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *Don Guyer* >>>>>> >>>>>> Windows Systems Engineer >>>>>> >>>>>> Datasafe Platform >>>>>> >>>>>> Enterprise Technology Group >>>>>> >>>>>> *Fiserv* >>>>>> >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> Office: <1-800-523-7282>1-800-523-7282 x 1673 >>>>>> >>>>>> Fax: <610-293-4499>610-293-4499 >>>>>> >>>>>> www.fiserv.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, March 17, 2011 4:45 AM >>>>>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>>>>> *Subject:* Good way to prevent logon under certain conditions? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I have some users that I don't want to be able to log on to the system >>>>>> unless they have a valid home drive set. Is there any way anyone can >>>>>> think >>>>>> of to achieve this? I could just do a "if not exist H: logoff" action as >>>>>> a >>>>>> logon script but that seems to run a little clunkily, does anyone have a >>>>>> more elegant way of achieving this that they can think of offhand? >>>>>> >>>>>> TIA, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> JRR >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> "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." >>>>>> >>>>>> *IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual >>>>>> addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is >>>>>> confidential, >>>>>> privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low >>>>>> self-esteem, >>>>>> no sense of humour or irrational religious beliefs. 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