[THIN] Re: Hidedrives
- From: "Durbin, Jeff" <jdurbin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 10:18:38 -0700
I don't want to start the whole 'VBScript vs. CMD file vs. Kix' debate
again, but I will just say that VBScript is way faster than using
IFMEMBER and REG. I rewrote a customer's 1700 line CMD login script in
VBScript and it went from minutes to seconds. I do agree that it's more
complicated to write VBScript, but the payoff for a little learning is
tremendous.
Jeff Durbin
-----Original Message-----
From: Braebaum, Neil [mailto:Neil.Braebaum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 9:51 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Hidedrives
You don't even need vbscript - you could do it with cmd files and
resource kit utilities (IFMEMBER.EXE and REG.EXE).
And whilst I do quite a bit of vbscript / WSH / ADSI stuff, this would
be more complex via vbscript than it needs to be. You would have to use
WSH (either that, or WMI) to access the registry, and rather convoluted
stuff in ADSI to establish group membership. Whereas using command
files, or say something like Kix it's all very direct - one-liners for
both the group membership check, and the registry writes.
Neil
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Durbin, Jeff [mailto:jdurbin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 September 2003 17:45
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Hidedrives
>
>
> No, but as a workaround, you could use a VBScript to set the
> reg key based on group membership during logins. Just be sure
> to call it before Explorer loads. If I remember correctly, if
> you call it from USRLOGON.CMD, that runs before Explorer. If
> not, call it from AppSetup in WinLogon.
>
> Jeff Durbin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Fraser [mailto:chrisfraser@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 2:16 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Hidedrives
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I've implemented system policies (nt4 style, not GPOs) on a
> newly built win2k sp3 server in an NT4 domain.
>
> I have an issue where the policy for hiding drives does not
> stick. If I set the policy, save the file, close poledit and
> then open it up again, the setting has been greyed out.
> Drives are still visible to users on the system.
>
> I have created a separate template (hidedrives.adm) for
> hiding drives so that I do not need to edit the standard
> ADMs. I have insured that there is no other place in the
> policy that I have configured the drive visibility.
>
> Has anyone else seen this issue?
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