Running VB Scripts 1

[Skittle]

If I needed to execute a vbscript against a set of users in an AD domain once, what is the recommended method?

Should I just modify the Login script to conditionally run it once? Is there another way other than relying on a user to run it from email or an intranet site?

Dazed and confused

 

[bluray]

my suggestions:

either

1) create a group with the single purpose to run the script. Add the users to the group. Give the users rights to *remove themselves* from the group. At the end of the script, include code to remove the user.

2) run sysinternals' psexec to execute the script remotely, against all the users...

 

[markdmac]

I think how you handle this would be determined by what the script is doing. For example, if the script is modifying the computer the user uses, then I would use a registry key to determine that the script has already run and if so quit execution. That way you can leave the script in place and if a user get a new PC, the same changes will be applied.

I also like bluray's first suggestion. But not knowing what you need to actually script it is hard to make a recommendation.

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

Check out my scripting solutions at

http://www.thespidersparlor.com/vbscript

Work SMARTER not HARDER. The Spider's Parlor's Admin Script Pack is a collection of Administrative scripts designed to make IT Administration easier! Save time, get more work done, get the Admin Script Pack.