Translate Batch (.bat) into .vbs for use in Active Directory

[TomKhawa]

Hi,

In an Win2K domain with Active Directory, I want to monitor my users logins and logoffs.
I wrote these batch files:
1/
rem user logoff monitor

echo Logoff;%username%;date;time>>C:\_admin\FHP logs\sessions_monitor.txt

2/
rem user login monitor

echo Login;%username%;date;time>>C:\_admin\FHP logs\sessions_monitor.txt

I've set the group AD strategy so that users will all execute the script respectively when loging out and logging in. This does not work but I think this because Active Directory requires .vbs or.js scripts...

I have 2 options and need help for those:

A/ have a .vbs or a .js that will call my .bat
B/ translate the whole .bat into a .vbs or .js

Can you guys help me with this?

Thanks in advance

Tom

 

[spazman]

Well you'll need to use WSHScript to get the username,

So

Dim ForAppending = 4
Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network&quot
UserName = WshNetwork.UserName

Set WshNetwork = Nothing

Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject&quot
Set objLogFile = FSO.OpenTextFile(&quot;<PATH TO FILE>&quot;, ForAppending, True)

objLogFile.Writeline &quot;Login: &quot; & UserName & &quot;:&quot; & Now()

Set objLogFile = Nothing
Set FSO = Nothing


This should do it for you.

 

[wibbe]

Hi TomKhawa,

I think you are making this to hard for youre self.
.bat is supported by Active directory, or lets say all files that the user can lanch, can be a login or logout script.

I think you have to check the permissions or policy again.

The most common problem is that you apply the policy to the computer OU, it shuld be on the user OU.
Check that you are using login/logout scripts for users, and not startup/shutdown scripts for computers.

// Wibbe