Re: Login Script not running on certain machines

From: Al Dunbar [MS-MVP] (alan-no-drub-spam_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/19/04 

Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 21:32:50 -0600

"Nate" <elevatedkite@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Al Dunbar [MS-MVP]" <alan-no-drub-spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > "Nate" <elevatedkite@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > > I'm pretty new to network admin duties. I'm setting up a Win2K3
server
> to
> > > replace our NT4 network. I want to be able to take advantage of login
> > > scripts.
> > >
> > > I created a simple script, and placed it in the
> > > \windows\sysvol\sysvol\{domain.net}\scripts folder.
> > >
> > > It executes just fine when I log on the new domain with an account
> that's
> > a
> > > member of the administrators group, but from the two accounts that
I've
> > > tried (XP Pro and 98se) that aren't administrators, the script doesn't
> > > execute. These accounts are members of the Users, and Domain Users
> > groups.
> > >
> > > What am I doing wrong here? Any help is appreciated
> >
> > Have you modified the accounts in question to actually run the logon
> > scripts?
> >
> > /Al
>
> Yes, using the Profile tab for each user in the "Active Directory Users
and
> Computers" snap. I specified the name of the script (login.bat) in the
> "Login script" box. It's set up the same way for all users, yet only the
> administrators run the script.

a) what happens when a non-admin account logs on - nothing, and error
message, what?

b) what are the permissions on the script file itself?

/Al

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