push out test files to users desktops via AD

[zon123]

I need to copy 2 text files to all users desktop. How do I push these files to the desktops via active directory? Ad runs on WIndows enterprise server 2003 SP1. All our clients are WInodws XP sp2

 

[itsp1965]

Do your users currently run logon scripts? You can just modify the logon script to copy the files as required.

 

[zon123]

yes they do.
What line do I add on the login script to do this? I want the files specifically on the desktops

 

[itsp1965]

It should be as simple as adding the following two lines to your login script
copy file1.doc c:\documents and settings\all users\desktop
copy file2.doc c:\documents and settings\all users\desktop

If you are using .vbs files you will need to modify accordingly

 

[zon123]

I created a test login script and configured 4 users profiles in AD to use the test login script but it did not work. I even had them reboot their computers. Here is what the login script looks like. Please help.

@echo off

net use Z: \\svr-files\Data

Copy Z:\SOFTWARE\session files\DevCus.axc C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
Copy Z:\SOFTWARE\session files\TestCus.axc C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop

:end

 

[itsp1965]

what happens when you attempt to run this manually? Do you have administrative access to the user's machine?

 

[zon123]

th login script is in a shared folder, I accessed it from my computer via the run command and ran manually and nothing happened. I copied it onto my desktop and ran it, but nothing happened. I attempt to ran by typing its path in command prompt and i this msg:

System error 85 has occured.
The local device name is already in use.

The system cannot fin the file specified.
The system cannot fin the file specified.

 

[Dublin73]

You could try running a VBScript file as a user logon script. Create the VBScript file (copy the contents below into notepad, then save the file with a .vbs extension)... then specify the file as a user logon script through Windows group policy.

Const OverwriteExisting = TRUE

Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
objFSO.CopyFile "C:\FSO\ScriptLog.txt" , "D:\Archive\", OverwriteExisting

obviously you edit the script to match your own setup. In the script above, "ScriptLog.txt" is the file you are copying and you're copying it to "D:\Archive"

To specify the script as a user logon script in Windows group policy, open the policy and enter it here... User Configuration\Scripts (Logon/Logoff)\Logon

 

[zon123]

I did not try the vb script. I modified the exixting bat file and it worked. Here is what it looks like now.

Copy /Y "Z:\SOFTWARE\session files\DevCus.axc" "%userprofile%\Desktop"
Copy /Y "Z:\SOFTWARE\session files\TestCus.axc" "%userprofile%\Desktop"
Exit
I needed to put the quotes because of the spaces between words like session files.
Thank you so much. You shed alot of light on this one.