Logon Script (URGENT)...

[benso37]

I searched everywhere for a solution to my problem but came up empty every time so I hope someone can help me out or point me to the right place.

I have a Server running Windows Server 2003, this server is on a domain have have zero control over. However, I have full admin rights on my server. I need to run a logon script that will auto mount shared drives users in my OU.

Is it possible to run this script on the server that I have full rights on? I tried this by uploading the script to the server with full control but that only mounts the drives when I login locally not when I login from one of the workstations. All 70+ workstations are on the same domain as the server. Any workaround?

 

[tfg13]

Unless you have rights to the OU policies, I don't see this happening. The only other solution you may have, and this will depend on your rights within the domain, would be to go to each workstation, and add in a logon script to each workstation's local policy. However, this can still be trumped by the domain policy, so it may not work.

I would get with the domain admins/group policy managers and try to work something out.

 

[benso37]

By rights to the OU, do you mean to be able to edit the OU itself? I have rights to the OU, since they are my users. I coded my script as such so it knows about the groups in my OU.

Code pretty much says, if the users belongs to group A then mount share forest as drive A, etc.


I have been trying to work with the Domain admin(s) to get this thing done but it's been months and I'm getting tired of waiting.

 

[tfg13]

If you have the ability to "modify" policies on the users in the OU, why don't you add the script to an OU policy as a logon script? If memory serves me correctly, the script can now (since Win2k3) be anywhere that is accessible by the users. Usually this is on a DC, but doesn't have to be.

http://itd.memphis.edu/accounts/activedirectory/docs/ad_gpo_logonscripts.htm

Might help you out a little.