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>> Each machine is populated with a "local" startup and shutdown >> scripts, and the local Group Policy is modified to activate this. > > > Where do I find these settings in gpedit.msc?
Modifying local group policy
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+ \Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\Machine\Scripts has the scripts
in appropriate directory.
+ Put a copy of the script in \Windows\....\Scripts\Startup
+ gpedit.msc -> Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration
-> Windows Settings -> Scripts (Startup/Shutdown) -> SOMETHING
+ The scripts directory may not exist unless you run gpedit.msc
and navigate to above mentioned page.How do you mount IPC$ as non-priveleged user if the script runs as SYSTEM?See the script.
---- localstartup ----- @echo off rem -- Get network privileges by posing as nobody net use \\sambaserver\IPC$ password /USER:sambdaserver\guestuser rem -- mount the netlogon share net use S: \\sambaserver\netlogon password /USER:sambaserver\guestuser rem -- and execute the script call S:\startup.cmd rem -- Change directory to local drive %SYSTEMDRIVE% rem -- unmount all network drives net use S: /D /YES net use * /D /YES ------- end of script -----
Same script with obvious changes becomes the shutdown script.
Is there a place where one can put Windows scripts useful to samba administrators? If there isn't any some one should set it up. Basically a contrib directory, which may/may not ship with Samba, but these are windows scripts written with console based automation in mind.
3. Clear all windows print queues (through a VBScript)Could you send me a copy of this function?
------------ lprm.vbs ------------ Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _ & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2") Set colInstalledPrinters = objWMIService.ExecQuery _ ("Select * from Win32_Printer") For Each objPrinter in colInstalledPrinters objPrinter.CancelAllJobs() Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objPrinter.Name Next ----------- end of script ----------
This should work. Not tested it yet.
One can use the WMIService to get lots of information. Most of the /proc stuff is accessible through WMI. Just need to know what classes they are called. All the pieces of info you mentioned is accessible using the WMI interface. So all you need to do is to write a VBScript or a Python Script to gather the info.
> I would like to add the systeminformation which you can find in > Linux under /proc eg. CPU Type, RAM, NICs MAC address etc into my LDAP > and let it update itself
I do not know enough about how group policies work.
It is one file called gpedit.msc, which sits in some folder under C:\WINDOWS. It will get updated on startup and every 90mins (Default) There are reg keys to set this behavior. I found something on the web, telling if you just substitute the file and restart, it will get loaded on restart. so that would be something for the shutdown script to do.
Which registry key is that? Is there any other way to force a reread of gpedit.msc? Something along the lines of
rundll32.exe somedll,somefunction
If we can figure out which dll has the code for rereading the gpedit.msc it would be great.
- Murali
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