[572] in winnt
Re: List of Scripts I use
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Thomas Wingard)
Thu Oct 5 16:28:16 2000
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Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 16:29:43 -0400
From: Thomas Wingard <twingard@mtl.mit.edu>
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To: "Bryant C. Vernon" <bcvernon@MIT.EDU>
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haha indeed...but you are right.I get a good haha everytime I see Bill
Gates and his software, but a good boohoo when I think of all his money
that I will never have...thanks.
"Bryant C. Vernon" wrote:
>
> 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
> >
> > --
> > Thomas Wingard Systems Manager
> > MIT/MTL Bldg 39-227
> > Cambridge, MA 02139 Office Tel: 6172530018
> > Voice Mail/Page: 6172935915
> >
> >
> > "The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none."
> > -Thomas Carlyle(1795 - 1881)
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Thomas Wingard Systems Manager
MIT/MTL Bldg 39-227
Cambridge, MA 02139 Office Tel: 6172530018
Voice Mail/Page: 6172935915
"The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none."
-Thomas Carlyle(1795 - 1881)
