Logon Scripts

webman1979 · 24th March 2005

I need to find a way to check what operating system a computer is running and the user that is logged up, to determin what drives need to be mapped. The server is Win 2k server, and client computers range from Win 95 to Win XP. Thank you

Newt · 25th March 2005

Probably much more elegant ways to do this but how about a batch file? Something using the VER command would do it so:

Ver | Find "XP" > Nul
If not ErrorLevel 1 Goto XPScript
Ver | Find "2000" > Nul
If not ErrorLevel 1 Goto 2KScript
Goto Error

:XPScript
"\\domaincontroller\netlogon\setupxp.vbs"

:2KScript
"\\domaincontroller\netlogon\setup2K.vbs"

:Error
"\\domaincontroller\netlogon\somethingbroke.vbs"

Then a .vbs script like one of these (taken from This MSDN article)

[VBScript]
Dim WshNetwork
Set WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
WshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive "E:", "\\Server\Public"

[JScript]
var WshNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network");
WshNetwork.MapNetworkDrive ("E:", "\\\\Server\\Public");

Newt · 30th March 2005

webman1979 - how goes the scripts problem?

Did the above stuff help or did you find another way to do what was needed?

webman1979 · 31st March 2005

Yes is help very much...thank you

webman1979 · 17th June 2005

I desided i needed to return to this post again. Now i need to come up with a script that will map drives depending upon what user logs. Most users will have 3 to 5 drives that need to be mapped. Any subjestions anyone?

**ReggieB** · 23rd June 2005

Personally I'd group the users in Active Directory (AD) Organisational Units (OU), and then apply seperate logon scripts to each OU via the OU's group policy. That way if a user moves from one group to another (and therefore needs different drives mapped) all you need to do is move the user object from one OU to the appropriate one for the new group. Also ceating a new user in the appropriate OU will automatically give them the appropriate logon script.

**Scott Smith** · 24th June 2005

I'm not sure I'm clear on the question.

If you are asking how the bat file should look this would be a start.

@ECHO OFF

NET USE W: /DELETE
NET USE W: \\controller\Whitfield

NET USE T: /DELETE
NET USE T: \\controller\timekeeper

NET USE P: /DELETE
NET USE P: \\controller\HR