Re: Can't copy .exe to Startup Scripts Folder on DC

Not sure "scripts\startup folder for an OU" means; do you mean the scripts folder for the particular GPO?

In Group Policy Editor, in Windows Settings, Scripts, double click Logon, Logoff, Startup or Shutdown as appropriate.
In this dialog, there's a button called "Show Files...". Click this button - it opens the Scripts\xxxx (Logon, Logoff, Startup or Shutdown) folder for that particular GPO in a Windows Explorer window.

I've not had any problem copy files, including pushprinterconnections.exe - into these folders. I've been pushing printers using GPOs since I started beta testing of 2003 R2. I currently use this in a Windows 2003 R2 SP2 domain. I've always put the pushprinterconnections.exe in the scripts\xxx folder for the GPO as described in the previous paragraph with no problem at all.

The DC has Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition Version 10.1.0.394 running (Managed mode) and has "Auto-Protect" enabled for "access or modified".

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"Baboon" <baboon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4D802CB2-B47A-4C25-8890-572142D0C7ED@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I tried the same thing on an entirely different test domain and got the same
results. I also have found that I can't copy ANY .exe to the
\scripts\startup folder. Someone else should try this to see what I mean.

I am baffled why the MS article for using Deployed Printers says to do this
if it can't be done. Is there a default setting that I need to change?

In any case, I got around this by copying pushprinterconnections.exe to
Sysvol, then used a batchfile as the startup script, with the line
"\\domainname\sysvol\pushprinterconnections.exe".

""Ken Zhao [MSFT]"" wrote:

Hi,

I am just writing to see how everything is going. If you have any updates
or need any further assistance on this issue, please feel free to let me
know.

Thanks & Regards,

Ken Zhao

Microsoft Online Support
Microsoft Global Technical Support Center

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| Thank you for using newsgroup!
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| From your post, it looks like there is a handle on
| pushprinterconnections.exe. You may exclude the file from antivirus
| scanning and killed handle on it. Alternatively we have a copy of
| pushprinterconnections.exe in netlogon share and change the policy path
in
| startup scripts in machine policy. Run gpupdate /force on client system
and
| Reboot the client system to see if it still occurs.
|
| If the problem persists, please make sure if the domain admins have been
| listed in local administrators group. What is the exact error message?
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| Thanks & Regards,
|
| Ken Zhao
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| | I am trying to use GP to deploy printers. Per the MS article for such,
I
| | need to run pushprinterconnections.exe as a startup script. I am at
the
| DC
| | running 2003 R2, SP2 and when I try to copy that file to the
| Scripts\Startup
| | folder for any OU, I get access denied errors even though the domain
| admin is
| | performing the action. I checked the permissions and of course domain
| admins
| | have full control and there are no denies. I tried copying a test
batch
| file
| | and had no trouble. I also tried copying pushprinterconnections.exe to
| to
| | the Scripts\Shutdown folder and had no trouble.
| |
| | Can anyone explain this? Maybe I can run it as a shutdown script
| instead,
| | but I shouldn't have to.
| |
| | Thanks.
| |
|
|



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