Batch file assistance

[aledid]

Hi,

I have written the batch file below to deleted system certificates. It works great if you want it to only run while logged in as the current profile.

I want it to delete the certificates for all the profiles on the computer. Can anyone assist me?

Batch file
##################

@echo off

echo Deleting wireless certificates - Please wait.
echo.
pause
c:
cd ""%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\My\Certificates\"
attrib -s -h -r *.*
del /q *.*

echo Please shutdown and restart your computer!!!!

@echo off
pause

 

[josephdavis]

The %userprofile% parameter will only map to the user running the batch. Use something like this instead:

##################

@echo off

echo Deleting wireless certificates - Please wait.
echo.
pause

FOR /f %%j in ('dir c:\users /ad /b') DO attrib -s -h -r c:\"Documents and Settings\%%j\Application Data\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\My\Certificates\*.*"&& del /q c:\"Documents and Settings\%%j\Application Data\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\My\Certificates\*.*

echo Please shutdown and restart your computer!!!!

@echo off
pause


-Joe

http://josephmdavis.com

 

[josephdavis]

oops, i forgot the trailing quote at the very end of the FOR line. Be sure to add it.

-Joe

http://josephmdavis.com

 

[josephdavis]

Dang-it, I need to learn to proof read better. Within the parenthesis in the FOR line, change c:\users to "c:\Documents and Settings".

I am on Vista and had to change the script when I posted it to match XP. You could also use some logic in the beginning of your script to determine if you are using XP or Vista and then run the proper command. Of course, if all you are using is XP, you don't need to do this.

Sorry......

-Joe

http://josephmdavis.com

 

[chipk]

The person running the batch would have to be an admin for this to work because they would need to modify all other profiles on the computer.

 

[josephdavis]

chipk - You are correct, the user running this batch would have to be an admin but that is not outside of the requestor's requirements. The original issue was that the original script would only delete the current users certificates and there was a need to delete all certificates for all users. This can only be done with an admin account or by granting a special user full-control rights on the "Documents and Settings" directory.



-Joe

http://josephmdavis.com