Re: Running Login Script Problems

From: Oli Restorick [MVP] (oli_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/02/04 

Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 22:40:36 +0100

Have you replicated the login script to all your DCs' netlogon shares?

If the "special account" is a domain admin account, you're asking for
someone to place a trojan on one of the PCs to gain domain admin rights.

Oli

"MatthewL" <MatthewL@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:55FA0044-997F-47AF-AB36-72B7809BD2B7@microsoft.com...
> Our current setup is WINNT Server and 2000 Professional workstations. We
> have one domain on a single broadcast domain. All the computers include
> the same image from a network deployment. Every computer also has the
> exact same hardware configuration.
>
> This specific event will explain my question. I need to run a patch on
> all my computers (30) in a lab. On the PDC, I add a special account with
> admin rights and have it run a login script. I try to login all computers
> in the room with this new account and I get the following results: The
> first half of the computers login and run the script with no problems.
> The remaining computers in the room do not recognize the new account.
> After rebooting these computers, they will login but will not run the
> script. After rebooting another time, the script still does not run. All
> the computers include the same image from a network deployment. Every
> computer also has the exact same hardware configuration.
>
> I have been dealing with this issue for some time now and need to find a
> resolution to make things easier for me. Please let me know if you have
> seen this or know what needs to be done to change this.
>
> Thank you for your time.
>
> MatthewL
> Network Coordinator

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