[571] in winnt
Re: List of Scripts I use
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bryant C. Vernon)
Thu Oct 5 15:51:57 2000
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Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 15:51:52 -0400
From: "Bryant C. Vernon" <bcvernon@MIT.EDU>
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To: Thomas Wingard <twingard@mtl.mit.edu>, ntpartners@mit.edu
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Hi Thomas,
The scripts are either NT Batch files or Perl scripts. Perl would work best
for your needs, I would think (NT Batch files sure as heck won't, haha).
Bryant
Thomas Wingard wrote:
> We have an NT domain that is supplemental to our MTL unix (NIS) domain.
> We would like to tie in scripts like these to our unix scripts. Are your
> scripts in c/c++?
>
> Bryant Christian Vernon wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Finally, here is the list I promised you:
> >
> > -adduser (adds a new user to the domain)
> > -setupuserdirectory (sets up the new user's home and profile directory)
> > -desktop-sc (creates defualt desktop shortcuts)
> > -startmenu-sc (creates defulat startmenu folders and shortcuts)
> > -acl-update (updates the acls on a folder and its subdirectories)
> > -deluser (deletes a user from the domain and cleans up his directories)
> > -make2000aware (copies a text file to 2000 machines that identifies that
> > computer as a w2k machine--for scripting purposes)
> > -moveprofiles (script used to move profiles out of the user's home
> > directory--necessary after SP4 for NT 4 when user folders were in a mac
> > volume)
> > -changepass (prompts user to specify a new password for a specified
> > user)
> > -deactivateuser (marks a user account as deactivated and moves the
> > user's files to a separate folder)
> > -newpass (resets a user's password to the domain wide default password)
> >
> > I have more scripts as well, but these should be a good start. Let me
> > know if you are interested. Also, if you have ideas for a script, if
> > you wrote a script you are proud of (or find useful), if you need help
> > writing a script to solve a problem in your domain, please update this
> > list! I am always looking for ways to make my and your lives easier.
> >
> > Take care for now, all!
> >
> > Bryant
>
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