[gptalk] Re: Sysvol
- From: "Cruz, Jerome L" <jerome.l.cruz@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 02:41:02 -0500
Minesh,
There are various location of scripts.
1) Those stored 'within' the ...\SYSVOL\Policies\{GUID}\... GPO folders as
Alan notes.
2) Those stored in the ...\SYSVOL\Scripts\... folder (the NETLOGON share).
3) Those stored on other UNC paths (not on the DC).
4) Those physically located on the local device.
Calls can be made to run scripts via:
* The User Account's defined Logon script path (limited to a single
batch file...and usually this is located in the NETLOGON share which you note
is missing). I've never tested pointing to a location that is not assumed to
be in the DC's scripts folder (NETLOGON share), but I suppose it's possible.
Better yet, just look at a sample account and see what is defined there. Go to
AD, open the properties of a sample user account, click on the Profile tab, and
look at the "Logon Script" field.
* Domain Group Policies - And these can point to executables (.Bat,
.Cmd, .Exe, etc.) stored on devices in your domain almost anywhere and includes
(all locations noted above 1-4).
* Startup locations on the local device (Start menu, Run keys in
registry, Runonce keys in the registry, etc.)...you can use the "AUTORUNS"
utility from Sysinternals (now Microsoft) to display these.
Why I went into detail? Because you need to do some legwork. You stated...
all of the pc's in the domain are still running the scripts... and the scripts
included a startup script and a login script - all vbs files...
Try and find out exactly "what" is "'still" running and make sure that you know
"where" the devices are looking for them. You may find that are NOT (and
considering what you stated...Could NOT) be from the SYSVOL Scripts folder
(again the NETLOGON share).
Lastly, you were a bit vague on loosing the contents of SYSVOL through "a
series of events"... could you provide additional details? The reason I ask is
that I encountered a similar situation a few years back where, during a DC
upgrade process, the SYSVOL folders were relocated to a different hard drive
(and the client DEVICES knew it). A week passed and the cleanup activities
deleted, not a copy of SYSVOL, but the 'real thing'. That was an all-nighter,
but recoverable... Perhaps something similar happened to you (and maybe a
further look afield might allow you to 'find' them)?
Jerry Cruz | Group Policies Product Manager | Windows Infrastructure
Architecture (http://wia.web.boeing.com<http://wia.web.boeing.com/>) | Boeing IT
Office 425-865-6755 | Mobile 425-591-6491
From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Alan & Margaret
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 5:30 PM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Re: Sysvol
Hi Minesh,
The scripts that are running, are they stored within a Policy (rather than the
Logon scripts assigned to the user account)? if so their location is defined in
sysvol\DNSNAME\Policies\GUID\Machine\ Scripts\scripts.ini where GUID is the
GUID for that policy.
Alan Cuthbertson
Policy Management Software:-
http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=pol_summary.shtml
ADM Template Editor:-
http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=adm_summary.shtml
Policy Log Reporter(Free)
http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=policyreporter.shtml
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From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of minesh pandya
Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2008 11:50 PM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Re: Sysvol
I am missing the Sysvol\scripts folder.
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 1:48 PM, Alan & Margaret
<syspro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:syspro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Minesh,
The location of the scripts are defined in Machine\ Scripts\scripts.ini and
User\ Scripts\scripts.ini within each Policy component under sysvol\Policies.
Have a look in there and it will tell you where they are. Since they are
running OK I suspect you have actually restored them correctly.
Alan Cuthbertson
Policy Management Software:-
http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=pol_summary.shtml
ADM Template Editor:-
http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=adm_summary.shtml
Policy Log Reporter(Free)
http://www.sysprosoft.com/index.php?ref=activedir&f=policyreporter.shtml
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[mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On
Behalf Of minesh pandya
Sent: Thursday, 29 May 2008 9:47 PM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [gptalk] Re: Sysvol
no they're defiantly from the Sysvol...
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Jakob H. Heidelberg
<jakob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:jakob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
No Systemstate backup? Major bummer dude!
However, are you sure that these scripts are not just placed on some other
network location (UNC path)? What I mean is, maybe the GPO script references
are just paths like \\DC\Share\Scripts\MyLoveletter.vbs? ;-)
/Jakob
On Wed, 28 May 2008 14:37:56 +0100, minesh pandya wrote
> Hi all..
>
> My Sysvol has been lost... hard to do - never-the-less it has been lost
> through a sequence of events..
> I have recovered the GPO policy files [for Sysvol\policies] from my local
> cache so thats all good but I am still missing the
contents of the "scripts" folder...and I dont have a backup DC or backup tape..
>
> Does anyone know how I can get these scripts off a pc? as all of the pc's in
> the domain are still running the scripts...
> the scripts included a startup script and a login script - all vbs files...
> I have done a simple search on the pc but to no avail...
>
> Help would be appreciated...
>
> --
> Regards
>
> Minesh Pandya
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