Logon Scripts

nagetech · Post by **nagetech** » Sun Sep 07, 2003 6:18 pm

I wanna play with logon scripts, but dont relaly know how to write them..... Anyone know where i could go to learn something about them, and perhaps download a couple of logon scripts to play with?

I found http://KiXscripts.com/, but I'm so thick headed when it comes to this, I couldnt figure out how to use them.....

Any help will b e greatly appreciated

objohn · Post by **objohn** » Mon Sep 08, 2003 8:33 pm

what do you want to do?

logon scripts can be very simple or very complicated. More info needed
OJ

nagetech · Post by **nagetech** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 1:18 pm

To be honest i have no goal...i just want to either find a site that lets you download them (cause i'd also like to learn how to implement them) and yes i know that might seem simple to most of you....but im still in the process of learning all this stuff...I've learned quite a lot on my own...but once in a while a helping hand or 2 isnt bad

I did see this cool one ..that acutally greeted users when they logged in....according to the time of day...so it would either say Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Evening, and night respectively....

Thanks for any help

objohn · Post by **objohn** » Tue Sep 09, 2003 5:05 pm

Most people use logon scripts for mapping network drives, mapping network printers, updating files e.g. AV software, setting system variables and other such stuff.

login scripts are mostly writtin in dos, using commands such as net use d: \\servername\sharename

let me know what you want to do and i'll help. otherwise look at http://www.microsoft.com/technet

OJ

nagetech · Post by **nagetech** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:07 am

in all honesty...i dont relaly know whati want to do..... any site i could jsut go to that let you download pre=written scripts

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 11:15 am

I've used them mostly for mapping drives, and with Win2K servers that are set to national time clock servers, to synch the time for the entire network.

Here's an example, the name of the server is "Server1" in this example

Net Use F: \\Server1\company
\\Server1\Clients\Setup\SBSCLNT.exe /s BGBBG01
\\Server1\SYSVOL\BGBBG.local\scripts\vplogon.bat
net time \\Server1 /set /y

Net Use F: is telling the workstation to map drive letter F to the share "company" on the server.

The other two commands make sure all workstations have the Small Business Server client software installed, and the 3rd line makes sure the Symantec Corp Edition antivirus client is installed and intact on the clients. All I have to do is update the servers AV software version, say from 7.6 to 8.1, and the clients get updated next time they log in.

The last line synchs all the clocks on the domain with the servers clock...which maintains it's clock exactly with official time servers...so it's always dead on the time.

nagetech · Post by **nagetech** » Wed Sep 10, 2003 12:14 pm

hey thats cool

keep the tips coming guys! lol

super20g · Post by **super20g** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:15 am

Net Use F: \\Server1\company
\\Server1\Clients\Setup\SBSCLNT.exe /s BGBBG01
\\Server1\SYSVOL\BGBBG.local\scripts\vplogon.bat
net time \\Server1 /set /y

YOSC,

So whats the deal w/ this antivirus stuff? Right now I have the symantec corp 8.6 client on all machines, we don't have the server software yet... so when I do get the correct software on the server, I can setup all the clients to "managed" and use similar structure to lines 2&3 to update definitions and software version? That's cool.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:54 am

Originally posted by super20g
YOSC,

So whats the deal w/ this antivirus stuff? Right now I have the symantec corp 8.6 client on all machines, we don't have the server software yet... so when I do get the correct software on the server, I can setup all the clients to "managed" and use similar structure to lines 2&3 to update definitions and software version? That's cool.

You can easily change the clients from being unmanaged to managed once you install the "Antivirus Server". It's simply a matter of copying a grc.dat file from the server to a specific directory on each client...and restarting the client. Boom...instantly becomes a managed client.

I haven't dealt with 8.6 yet, only 8.1, didnt' know a newer one came out already. Seems they skipped a few levels, usually there's at least a .5 version.

Anyways, do a search on Symantecs help site for "unmanaged to managed" and you'll get a ton of help pages to print out. It's really pretty easy.

By default, that will keep each workstation updated with definitions. I always set my live update on the server to check for downloads daily, early each morning.

The login script lines I have for NAV are to push the client install out to workstations automatically if A) They are a new workstation logging into the network for the first time....it will do a silent unattended install. B) If the client's antivirus somehow becomes corrupted...it will force a new install over it. C) If you want to upgrade the entire networks' antivirus from say version 7.6 to 8.1..all you have to do is upgrade the server. Clients will be upgraded next time they log in.

There is a few more things to do than just adding those lines to the login script though, the NAV manual covers that.

super20g · Post by **super20g** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:05 am

That is really cool how that works. Thanks a lot for sharing the information. I will definately look into getting all that working. By the way, I meant v8.1

monty · Post by **monty** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:08 am

I prefer VB scripts myself: http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/wsh ... twork.html (as an example). I have a rather lengthy one on my server at work; I'll send it home and post some of it. You can always use any "cmd.exe" line in the script. Here's an example to set the time to a time server (as mentioned above):

dim filesys
set filesys=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Creates WshNetwork
Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

'Gets time
WshShell.Run("c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe /c net time \\TIMESERVER/set /yes")

'This will tell them what time it is, if desired
msgbox "The current time is " & (Time)

A way to annoy people:

If WshNetwork.UserName = "Loser" Then
WshShell.Run("C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c NET SEND MONTY User Loser has logged into the system.")
End If

You could send whatever message to whomever you wish.

If you have a list of mulitple users, you would use

Select Case WshNetwork.UserName
Case "loser", "anotherloser", "loser3"
WshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "N:", "\\SERVER\STORAGE$"
End Select

to map a certain drive to only those people.

http://www.winguides.com/scripting/refe ... ategory=30