Logon Scripts

Logon Script Replication
Logon Script Replication Because Windows 2000 (Win2K) no longer supports the directory replication service, you must develop an alternative method to replicate logon scripts among Win2K domain controllers. Microsoft uses the automated File Replication Service (FRS), which is a key Dfs component, to synchronize file directories across servers on a Win2K network. You can therefore put your logon scripts within the SYSVOL directory structure to replicate them throughout your Win2K network. Source: Windows & .NET Magazine (Feb 2000)

Simplifying Network Options Through Logon Scripts
Whether your network consists of a few PCs or thousands of computers, your workload will be a lot lighter if you standardize things as much as possible. This process can mean using a standard format for such items as paths and drive mappings. One easy way of setting parameters is through logon scripts. In this article, we'll show you how to create logon scripts and we'll explain the various options you can use with them. We'll also explain how to replicate logon scripts. Source: Microsoft TechNet Online

Using Logon Scripts to configure user work environments
A brief overview of logon scripts and a few system variables. Source: Windows 2000 Advanced Server Online Documentation

WSH Logon Scripts
A look at Windows Scripting Host, how to deploy it, modify existing scripts, and create powerful logon scripts. Source: Windows 2000 Magazine (Feb 1999)

Group Aware Logon Scripts
The basic problem with batch scripts is that they're only batch files and are no more capable than batch files. If you are an old-time NT, Windows, or DOS batch expert, you'll appreciate the resource kit's Ifmember. @echo off ifmember "domain admins" if not errorlevel 1 goto user echo you're an admin! Source: Windows 2000 Magazine (August 1999)

How to Assign a Logon Script to a Profile for a Local User
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 258286 - This article describes how to assign a logon script to a profile for a local user's account on a Windows 2000 Professional workstation or a Windows 2000 Server. This logon script runs when the local user logs on locally to the computer. 

How to Determine the OS Type in a Logon Script
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 190899 - Often, administrators would like to run software on only their Windows 95 or Windows 98 clients, or their Windows NT Workstation clients. They may not want to run some logon script commands on their Windows NT Server computers or domain controller.

How to Hide the Logon Script Dialog Box on a Windows NT Client
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 176197 - When the logon script runs, a dialog box is presented until the script finishes. Many administrators want a way to minimize this dialog box while it is running, or have it perform in the background so users aren't aware of the logon script. (updated 1/18/2000)

How to Run a Domain Logon Script in the Foreground with the Start.exe Command-Line Tool
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 265016 - By default, logon scripts run in the background. You can use the Start.exe command-line tool to run local and domain logon scripts on computers that are running Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000.

HOW TO: Run a Logon Script Once When a New User Logs On  
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 284193 - This article describes how to configure a logon script, or program to run one time. These steps apply only to new users who have never logged on to the computer. If a user already has a local user profile, or a roaming profile, the script will run

How to Set the NUM LOCK State at Logon Using a Logon Script 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 262625 - Windows preserves the keyboard state when a user logs off. When a user logs off and then logs on again, the NUM LOCK state is set to "off."

Replicating Logon Scripts and the Directory Replicator Service 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 271650 - In the Help files for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Microsoft Advanced Server, the "Setting up replication of logon scripts" topic refers to the Directory Replicator service and gives information about placing logon scripts into an export directory for replication.

Client Services for NetWare Does Not Run Logon Script After Initial Boot
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 260206 - If a user that has Client Services for NetWare (CSNW) or Gateway Service for Netware (GSNW) installed on a Windows 2000-based computer attempts to log on immediately after boot, the NetWare logon scripts do not run. If the client logs off a and then logs back on, or waits for a few minutes before logging on, the scripts run as expected.

Domain Logon Script Fails to Run
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 142672 - When you log on to a Windows NT domain from a computer running Windows 95, your logon script may not run, you may get no indication of the error, and none of the logon script gets processed.

Logon Script Does Not Run If a User Belongs to a Large Number of Groups 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 310930 - When you try to log on to a Windows 2000 domain, your logon script may not run. 

%OS and %OS_VERSION Reported Incorrectly
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 160476 - When you run your Novell NetWare login script from Client Services for NetWare (CSNW) or Gateway Services for NetWare (GSNW), the %OS_VERSION variable is set to MS-DOS V5.00.

Use of "&" Symbol in Server Names Causes Logon Scripts to Fail 
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 142691 - When you install a Domain Controller with the ampersand character (&) in the server name, Microsoft Windows NT clients cannot process logon scripts. You may see a command shell opened with an error message that the specified file was not found.