I can see the help desk calls now: "I can't log in. Nope. No error message, it just won't let me in."
Probably better to check for the drive existence, toss a helpful error message, and prompt for a manual mapping if it doesn't exist. Or better yet, fix the back-end issues that result in no home drive mapping. Dumping a user out of their session because an IT process doesn't work doesn't sound like the best possible solution... *********************** Charlie Kaiser charl...@golden-eagle.org Kingman, AZ *********************** > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 8:00 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Good way to prevent logon under certain conditions? > > Wouldn't users be averse to being logged off unceremoniously, whether proper resources > are available or not? > > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:56 AM, James Rankin <kz2...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > I'm already using VB, batch and PowerShell in the logon process at some point. I'm > trying to avoid over-complicating things (if I haven't already). is there a PowerShell > command that can force a logoff if a drive isn't present? > > > On 17 March 2011 14:52, Cameron <cameron.orl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Test out Kixtart...it rocks! > > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:29 AM, James Rankin <kz2...@googlemail.com> > wrote: > > > Just that adding the action to the logon script seems to drag the > logon a bit, which my users are sensitive to. That's probably because I'm doing it in > batch, though. I'm a script-o-saurus :-) > > > On 17 March 2011 14:26, Cameron <cameron.orl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Scheduled Task? Seems like you're making a mountain out of a > mole hill. How is that better than tying to the logon process that they have to do > anyways? > > > On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 10:06 AM, James Rankin > <kz2...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > I'm maybe thinking something like that is better than > tying it to the logon process, yes. Probably a scheduled task on a DC or some such like. > Obviously targeted to a group to avoid picking up admins and the like. > > > On 17 March 2011 14:05, Guyer, Don > <don.gu...@fiserv.com> wrote: > > > How about running a script against AD that > queries that setting, to look for any empty values? > > > > Don Guyer > > Windows Systems Engineer > > Datasafe Platform > > Enterprise Technology Group > > Fiserv > > don.gu...@fiserv.com > > Office: <tel:1-800-523-7282> <tel:1-800-523- > 7282> 1-800-523-7282 x 1673 > > Fax: <tel:610-293-4499> <tel:610-293-4499> 610- > 293-4499 > > www.fiserv.com <http://www.fiserv.com/> > > > > From: James Rankin > [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 9:52 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Good way to prevent logon under > certain conditions? > > > > > > > > > > That's the way it's done. I just want some way > of making sure that it is set to head off the support calls that may ensue if some user > gets missed (because they will get some ugly errors). I could do it with a quick batch > command but I was just wondering if anyone knew of anything different. > > On 17 March 2011 13:45, Guyer, Don > <don.gu...@fiserv.com> wrote: > > Why not just set their home drive in AD? > > > > Don Guyer > > Windows Systems Engineer > > Datasafe Platform > > Enterprise Technology Group > > Fiserv > > don.gu...@fiserv.com > > Office: <tel:1-800-523-7282> <tel:1-800-523- > 7282> 1-800-523-7282 x 1673 > > Fax: <tel:610-293-4499> <tel:610-293-4499> 610- > 293-4499 > > www.fiserv.com <http://www.fiserv.com/> > > > > From: James Rankin > [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 4:45 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Good way to prevent logon under certain > conditions? > > > > I have some users that I don't want to be able to > log on to the system unless they have a valid home drive set. Is there any way anyone can > think of to achieve this? I could just do a "if not exist H: logoff" action as a logon script > but that seems to run a little clunkily, does anyone have a more elegant way of achieving > this that they can think of offhand? > > TIA, > > > > JRR > > -- > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr > Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I > am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a > question." > > IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use > of the individual addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is > confidential, privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no > sense of humour or irrational religious beliefs. 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If you > have received this email in error, please add some nutmeg and egg whites, whisk and place > in a warm oven for 40 minutes. > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a > resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE- > Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- > software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to > listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource > hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE- > Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- > software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > -- > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put > into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' 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Those of you with an > overwhelming fear of the unknown will be gratified to learn that there is no hidden > message revealed by reading this warning backwards, so just ignore that Alert Notice > from Microsoft. > > However, by pouring a complete circle of salt around yourself and > your computer you can ensure that no harm befalls you and your pets. If you have > received this email in error, please add some nutmeg and egg whites, whisk and place in a > warm oven for 40 minutes. > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- > software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt- > software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > -- > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the > machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' 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Those of you with an overwhelming > fear of the unknown will be gratified to learn that there is no hidden message revealed by > reading this warning backwards, so just ignore that Alert Notice from Microsoft. > > However, by pouring a complete circle of salt around yourself and your computer > you can ensure that no harm befalls you and your pets. 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