NT SERVER , running batch files when logging on.. 1

[trotter]

I was wondering if anyone could show me an example of a Batch file that will copy certain files to the server when the user (win98) logs on.
I wanna copy the users .pst files every morning when they logon to the Server, for backup reasons. I have plenty of space on the server (35gigs) to create 8 user folders and have their .pst saved there . Each users .pst's are only 200 megs in size.
Thanks.

 

[Jpoandl]

I would do this is a logon script. (I use Kixtart logon script language...this is free and can be easily installed. goto

http://www.kixtart.org.)

Brute force method might look something like this:

Create a bat file called bsmith.bat. Do something like this...

net use w: /delete
Net USE W: \\servername\bsmithSHARE
c:
copy c:\exchange\bsmith.pst W:
net use W: /delete

Save this...

Make a bat file for each user....again this is a poor way to do it...but it gives you the idea... You can perform actions based on username using Kixtart.

By the way...each persons logon would be slowed down big time due to this....Usually people have large PST files and it will take a long time for this file to copy to the server. But this method should work...

Hope this helps

Joseph L. Poandl
MCSE 2000

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