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#203160 - 2011-09-28 02:54 PM

Windows 7 Problem : Logonscript Overwrite Registry Key

captaincrash0815 Offline

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Registered: 2005-03-16
Posts: 5

Hello,

our company change now to windows 7. Now we have a problem with a script. It don't run because UAC run on the client ? Please Help !!!

Code:

;====================================================================
                ;
                ; CHANGE ODBC-SETTINGS FOR 32 BIT DATA SOURCES
                ;
                ;====================================================================
                ; OLD SQL Server 
                $OLDSERVER = "one"
                ; NEW SQL Server
                $NEWSERVER = "two"
                
                $MyKey="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI\nymeso32"
                IF EXISTKEY($MyKey)=0
                ; ---- only if data source exists and changes are not made ------
                $Server = READVALUE($MyKey, "Server")
                               IF $Server = $OLDSERVER
                               ; Name of SQL Server
                               $X = WRITEVALUE($MyKey, "Server", $NEWSERVER, "REG_SZ")
                               ENDIF
                ENDIF

; END SCRIPT FILES =====================================================

Edited by captaincrash0815 (2011-09-29 08:02 AM)

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#203162 - 2011-09-28 04:07 PM Re: Windows 7 Problem : Logonscript Overwrite Registry Key [Re: captaincrash0815]
ShaneEP ShaneEP MM club member Registered: 2002-11-29 Posts: 2127 Loc: Tulsa, OK	Well one problem I see at first glance....EXISTKEY() is kind of outdated that I know of. You should use KEYEXIST(). Also, I doubt this will work unless all your users have local admin rights. (Please tell me they don't.)
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#203163 - 2011-09-28 04:09 PM Re: Windows 7 Problem : Logonscript Overwrite Registry Key [Re: ShaneEP]
ShaneEP ShaneEP MM club member Registered: 2002-11-29 Posts: 2127 Loc: Tulsa, OK	I did a quick test...EXISTKEY does indeed seem to return 2 when it doesn't exist, not 0 whereas KEYEXIST returns 0. (at least on XP) Sorry, I think I'm going down the wrong path here. Youre probably testing to ensure it's there, not that it's not there (so 0 is prob correct for existkey). I would still suggest upgrading to the newer keyexist function as in the example below. Don't think it will fix your problem though. Do you know what error it is returning? Code: ;==================================================================== ; ; CHANGE ODBC-SETTINGS FOR 32 BIT DATA SOURCES ; ;==================================================================== ; OLD SQL Server $OLDSERVER = "one" ; NEW SQL Server $NEWSERVER = "two" $MyKey="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI\nymeso32" IF KEYEXIST($MyKey) ; ---- only if data source exists and changes are not made ------ $Server = READVALUE($MyKey, "Server") IF $Server = $OLDSERVER ; Name of SQL Server $X = WRITEVALUE($MyKey, "Server", $NEWSERVER, "REG_SZ") ENDIF ENDIF ; END SCRIPT FILES ===================================================== Edited by ShaneEP (2011-09-28 04:18 PM)
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#203164 - 2011-09-28 04:33 PM Re: Windows 7 Problem : Logonscript Overwrite Registry Key [Re: ShaneEP]
Allen Allen KiX Supporter Registered: 2003-04-19 Posts: 4563 Loc: USA	It could also be the 32 to 64bit registry location issue too. Check and see if you have "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432NODE\ODBC\ODBC.INI\nymeso32"
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#203172 - 2011-09-29 08:05 AM Re: Windows 7 Problem : Logonscript Overwrite Registry Key [Re: Allen]
captaincrash0815 captaincrash0815 Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-03-16 Posts: 5	The scipt run when uac (User Access Control) is disabled. But when uac is enabled, the script change nothing. The client user have local admin rights. It is possible to disable uac when the script is running or to avoid ? Our destination is that the environment run with enabled UAC ! Thanx Edited by captaincrash0815 (2011-09-29 08:09 AM)
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#203174 - 2011-09-29 02:15 PM Re: Windows 7 Problem : Logonscript Overwrite Registry Key [Re: captaincrash0815]
BradV BradV Seasoned Scripter Registered: 2006-08-16 Posts: 687 Loc: Maryland, USA	Two questions. 1. Does this have to be run in a login script? That, is can you run it from a system start up script instead? It doesn't seem to be dependent on the user's HIVE. 2. If you do have to run it in a login script, suggest you make use of Glenn's excellent strategy of: a. Detect there is a problem in the login script. b. Write to a server share to denote the problem. c. Have a script running on the server, read the new file on the server share and fix the problem. Regards, Brad
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#203179 - 2011-09-29 04:31 PM Re: Windows 7 Problem : Logonscript Overwrite Registry Key [Re: BradV]
Glenn Barnas Glenn Barnas KiX Supporter Registered: 2003-01-28 Posts: 4401 Loc: New Jersey	Hey - thanks Brad! FYI - I have some excellent code and Kix APIs to go along with my "excellent strategy". $\:D$ I'm looking for some admins with advanced Kix skills to give it a workout! Glenn _________________________ Actually I am a Rocket Scientist! $\:D$
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