IFMEMBER.exe doesn't work when connected via VPN & calling a Bat f

From: Rob (Rob_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/28/04

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    I've read through some of the other posts and see that many people are having
    the same problems I am when trying to run login scripts for users via a VPN
    connection.

    I've tried to side step this problem by using a batch file to call the
    LOGIN.BAT on my DC(which is my main script for all internal users) which
    should proceed to map drives as though the users were connected locally.

    NOTE: The LOGIN.BAT uses the "IFMEMBER" command to identify which groups the
    user is in and map accordingly.

    The problem is that the IFMEMBER command doesn't identify the users group
    membership properly when executed on a machine that has never been connected
    to my domain (i.e. anyone's home PC), even when I copy the IFMEMBER.exe to
    the hard drive of the machine trying to VPN in.

    Any help with this or other ideas on how to run login scripts via VPN would
    be GREATLY APPRECIATED! I'm running out of hair to pull out :)

    Thanks,
    Rob

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