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#120582 - 2004-06-03 07:31 PM Assigning Login Script
freakNik freakNik Fresh Scripter Registered: 2004-04-15 Posts: 11	Ok Guys 'n' Gals, I've finished my first kick start script and now would like to assign it to the OU. I currently have .bat file as my login script and stored those in the group policy. However, when I try the same method with .kix the file is opening instead of running. Can someone please guide me on what next to do. thanks
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#120583 - 2004-06-03 07:39 PM Re: Assigning Login Script
ShaneEP ShaneEP MM club member Registered: 2002-11-29 Posts: 2127 Loc: Tulsa, OK	Quote: Can someone please guide me on what next to do. thanks You need to read the manual that came with the kix download. In particular the section entitled 'Running KiXtart'...
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#120584 - 2004-06-03 08:00 PM Re: Assigning Login Script
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	Basically, the manual will not tell you how to run KiX from a GPO. It will however, give some advice on calling KiX from a BAT file. The trick is in deciding where you are going to put the KiX executables and scripts and then calling it in such a way that you do not have a dependency on a particular DC. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#120585 - 2004-06-03 08:59 PM Re: Assigning Login Script
freakNik freakNik Fresh Scripter Registered: 2004-04-15 Posts: 11	i understand all of that. I can safely test the script from my computer, but now i wish to put it on the domain controller. I already placed the script as well as the kix32.exe in the netLogon share. But it is not executing as the batch file is. So here is where I am requesting the assistance.
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#120586 - 2004-06-03 10:16 PM Re: Assigning Login Script
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11631 Loc: CA	Do you want a MACHINE GPO Logon Script or a USER GPO Logon Script? Have not tried but there are a few ways I would guess. You may be able to run WKIX32.EXE MYLOGON.KIX OR Run a batch file that calls KiX OR Associate .KIX files to WKIX32.EXE located on %NETLOGON% I have not tired any of these methods, but would guess that one of them should work. I know the batch file method does as I did try that one about 2 years ago and it worked. Not sure if Les runs any as a GPO or not, but he has been running around the Globe installing AD sites for his Company so he may have some experience in this area to share.
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#120587 - 2004-06-03 10:46 PM Re: Assigning Login Script
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	Since you store KiX32.exe and the script in \NetLogon, you will have to call it explicitly from there with your BATch file from the GPO Scripts folder. On my OU,I have a GPO logon script as follows: \\MyCompany.com\SYSVOL\MyCompany.com\Policies\{8F913AA1-8559-40E6-893C-776A5EF68637}\User\Scripts\Logon\Logon.bat Within your logon.bat, you will have to do something like: \\MyCompany.com\Netlogon\KiX32.exe \\MyCompany.com\Netlogon\MyScript.kix _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#120588 - 2004-06-03 11:42 PM Re: Assigning Login Script
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11631 Loc: CA	So Les, have you (or anyone else) confirmed that WKIX32.EXE MYLOGON.KIX does not work alone as a GPO? For user logons though I like the idea of assigning it in the users profile. That way I can easily modify users or groups of users to use any script I want.
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#120589 - 2004-06-04 03:58 PM Re: Assigning Login Script
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	DOC, Why not just cobble together a quick test and answer your own Q? You have the infrastructure. 90% of our company uses legacy logon scripts (defined in the user's profile) and only two divisions that I know of (mine is one) uses only GPO scripts. There may possibly be some that use a combination, but I don't keep stats. Quote: That way I can easily modify users or groups of users to use any script I want. Guess that depends on your interpretaion of "easy". Modifying groups of users gets a bit tricky since you cannot do group actions in the GUI and must resort to some admin scripting. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#120590 - 2004-06-04 10:07 PM Re: Assigning Login Script
freakNik freakNik Fresh Scripter Registered: 2004-04-15 Posts: 11	Thanks Les. Actually I played around and that method worked fine. Thanks once again.
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#120591 - 2004-06-05 01:48 AM Re: Assigning Login Script
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11631 Loc: CA	I'm out for a few days so could not test Les. But Admin scripting is what I meant by easy. a batch file produces a console that NT can not avoid as far as I can tell. Our logon script is completely silent now so a blank console for a while would be a real anoyance.
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#120592 - 2004-06-05 02:13 AM Re: Assigning Login Script
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	GPO logon.bat does not show any console. The OS hides it. YOu should know that knowing how much I abhor the console. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#120593 - 2004-06-05 03:27 AM Re: Assigning Login Script
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11631 Loc: CA	Even on NT 4.0 clients? What about Win9x?
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#120594 - 2004-06-05 03:33 AM Re: Assigning Login Script
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	Reality check time... GPOs do not work on legacy clients, period. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#120595 - 2004-06-05 04:28 AM Re: Assigning Login Script
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	lol, boys boys... if you must, take it on your own thread called "the oldies fading out before vanishing" :P _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#120596 - 2004-06-05 08:49 AM Re: Assigning Login Script
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11631 Loc: CA	DOH! ROFLMAO Couldn't see the trees for the forest. You're absolutely right.
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#120597 - 2004-06-06 08:59 PM Re: Assigning Login Script
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Quote: Couldn't see the trees for the forest You're sure you're ready for AD then? _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#120598 - 2004-06-06 10:13 PM Re: Assigning Login Script
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11631 Loc: CA	LOL Just oversight. Been on AD for couple years now.
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#120599 - 2004-06-06 10:53 PM Re: Assigning Login Script
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	bet you administering just the forest, right? (and the off-topic just goes on...) _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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#120600 - 2004-06-07 12:43 AM Re: Assigning Login Script
NTDOC NTDOC Administrator Registered: 2000-07-28 Posts: 11631 Loc: CA	Yep it does (freakNik already answered it is working okay for him) Your reply to my reply helps to keep it going.
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#120601 - 2004-06-07 01:00 AM Re: Assigning Login Script
Lonkero Lonkero KiX Master Guru Registered: 2001-06-05 Posts: 22346 Loc: OK	what reply? _________________________ ! download KiXnet
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