[gptalk] Re: Another Script Processing question...
- From: "Tom Strader" <tstrader@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:43:27 -0500
I have a batch file calling the script.
Its listed under the "Computer Configuration", "Windows Settings",
"Scripts", Startup area.
Thanks,
Tom Strader
Server Systems Administrator
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
704.379.1285
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A computer startup script. Since they are processed under the SYSTEM
account permissions won't be an issue.
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Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 12:22 PM
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What's the best method to push this out without giving them local admin
rights?
Thanks for the help and no problem on the delay.
Thanks,
Tom Strader
Server Systems Administrator
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
704.379.1285
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On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 12:53 PM
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Tom-
I apologize for the delay. I've been out for the past couple of days.
So, if I look at the reg file below, the immediate thing I see is that
if this is running as a logon script, and the user is not an
administrator on their system, the reg file is going to fail because
normal users don't have write access to those reg keys.
Darren
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Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 4:59 AM
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The script in the policy calls this batch file:
@echo off
c:
cd\
regedit /s \\domain.com\NETLOGON\TZupdate.reg
cscript \\domain.com\NETLOGON\refreshTZinfo.vbs
<file:///\\domain.com\NETLOGON\refreshTZinfo.vbs>
TZUpdate.reg has all of the corrected time zones such as:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time
Zones\AUS Eastern Standard Time]
"Display"="(GMT+10:00) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney"
"Dlt"="AUS Eastern Daylight Time"
"Std"="AUS Eastern Standard Time"
"MapID"="20,21"
"Index"=dword:000000ff
"TZI"=hex:a8,fd,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,c4,ff,ff,ff,00,00,03,00,00,00,05,00,03
,00,00,\
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,0a,00,00,00,05,00,02,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
RefreshTZInfo.vbs includes these commands:
Set objSh = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'Get the StandardName key of the current time zone
szStandardName =
objSh.RegRead("HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation
\StandardName")
'Enumerate the subkeys in the time zone database
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Set
objReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\def
ault:StdRegProv")
szTzsKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Time Zones"
objReg.EnumKey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, szTzsKeyPath, arrTzSubKeys
'Step through the time zones to find the matching Standard Name
szTzKey = "<Unknown>"
For Each subkey In arrTzSubKeys
If (objSh.RegRead("HKLM\" & szTzsKeyPath & "\" & subkey & "\Std") =
szStandardName) Then
'Found matching StandardName, now store this time zone key name
szTzKey = subkey
End If
Next
If szTzKey = "<Unknown>" Then
'Write entry to the Application event log stating that the update
has failed to execute
objSh.LogEvent 1, "DST 2007 Registry Update and Refresh failed to
execute on this computer. Time zones failed to enumerate properly or
matching time zone not found."
Wscript.Quit 0
End If
'Launch control.exe to refresh time zone information using the TZ key
name obtained above
objSh.Run "control.exe timedate.cpl,,/Z" & szTzKey
'Get current display name of refreshed time zone
szCurrDispName = objSh.RegRead("HKLM\" & szTzsKeyPath & "\" & szTzKey &
"\Display")
'Write entry to the Application event log stating that the update has
executed
objSh.LogEvent 4, "DST 2007 Registry Update and Refresh has been
executed on this computer." & chr(13) & chr(10) & chr(13) & chr(10) &
"Current time zone is: " & szCurrDispName & "."
All of the above were taken from Microsofts KB article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914387/en-us
Thanks in advance Darren.
Thanks,
Tom Strader
Server Systems Administrator
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
704.379.1285
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On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 4:35 PM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Re: Another Script Processing question...
The logon script wouldn't stop GP scripts from running. Can you post
your batch file here? Also note that I've seen several other posts in
other places about problems with delivering this timezone fix via GP
scripts, so you are not alone.
Darren
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On Behalf Of Tom Strader
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 1:29 PM
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Subject: [gptalk] Re: Another Script Processing question...
I have a logon batch file that calls a KIXtart script that maps drives
according to the users group membership. That is the only cmd prompt I
see appearing. Could it be the logon script is causing the GP to fail or
not run at all?
I've rebooted several different W2K machines, same results.
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On Behalf Of Darren Mar-Elia
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 4:22 PM
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Subject: [gptalk] Re: Another Script Processing question...
Tom-
Do you see the batch file running at all? In other words, do you get a
visible command shell when it pops up?
Darren
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On Behalf Of Tom Strader
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 1:18 PM
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Subject: [gptalk] Another Script Processing question...
Simple question, probably a simple answer.
Other than the Default GPO, I have an OU that has a modified Policy.
Under THAT OU I have another OU than has Windows 2000 PC's and the only
change is I added a batch file that calls a VBS to update W2K machines
for DST.
It isn't running, what am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance.
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