Logon Scripts Not Running in XP

Hi All,

Pardon me if I have overlooked a post regarding this subject before but the posts I have read have not related to the problem I've got.

We are (finally) migrating our workstations from NT to XP (SP2). Only in the testing phase so far, so as a result the XP workstations are still running in an NT domain.

Anyway the problem I've got is that if I logon with an admin account the script works fine and assigns drives, printers etc. However using a normal domain user account nothing happens.We are using a Kixtart script. Looking at the log I can see Error Codes 1, 5 & 1314.

I'm sure this is a simple access issue but for the life of me I can't work it out. Can anyone shed some light on this. Thanks...

 

Try using Windows profile scripts.

The scripts should live in the C:\Winnt\system32\... directory. (Sorry, been a while since on NT.

They are simple batch files with commands like:
@echo off (hides the commands)
net use S: \\server\shared
net use W: \\server\workspace
exit

No need for scripting programs, and you can have batch files for each type of user such as Execs, Mgmt, Boneheads, Mail room, etc...

Next, in the properties of each user, there is a logon script field. Simply type in the name of the batch file for that user and it will run on his login to the server.

 

Hi Dan,

Thanks for your suggestions. The scripts we use are more or less what you suggested anyway. Just written in Kixtart.

However your suggestion re: the user profile prompted me to check out the user account I'd been using and suddenly all became clear. In the Login Script field was the name of the script assigned to this account...guess what, it was an old script. DOH!!!

Put in the correct script name, logged in again on the XP workstation and it all worked as advertised. Drives, printers etc assigned with correct security.

Sometimes you just can't see the forest for the trees!
Cheers
Richo