[573] in winnt
Re: List of Scripts I use
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bryant C. Vernon)
Thu Oct 5 16:34:23 2000
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Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2000 16:34:15 -0400
From: "Bryant C. Vernon" <bcvernon@MIT.EDU>
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To: Thomas Wingard <twingard@mtl.mit.edu>
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Hi Thomas,
Oh, I was not trying to "dis" Microsoft that harshly--it is just that the NT Batch
Files will not do you much good on the UNIX machines. Perl is nice because you
can use the same code on a variety of platforms.
Bryant
Thomas Wingard wrote:
> 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)
>
> --
> 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)
