How to ensure login script runs on client? Richth 4/20/2007 1:14:01 AM Need help understanding what security setting prevents my client login scripts from running on WinXP SP2 workstations. When I run it manually I get a security window that warns it cannot determine if it should be run, and prompts me whether to allow it to run or not. What setting do I clear to allow my login scripts to run? TIA rich

Re: How to ensure login script runs on client? "Marty List" <usenet[ at ]optimumx.com> 4/20/2007 1:29:13 AM That's unusual, how did the file get copied to the domain controller? Maybe it was "downloaded" through IE and the security zone is stored in an alternate data stream? Try the freeware tool STREAMS.EXE: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/FileAndDisk/Streams.mspx To view the alternate data streams of a file: C:\>streams.exe \\server\share\scriptname.ext To delete the alternate data streams of a file: C:\>streams.exe -d \\server\share\scriptname.ext "Richth" <Richth[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7520858F-ABA3-407E-A384-2C081FE31276[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Need help understanding what security setting prevents my client login > scripts from running on WinXP SP2 workstations. When I run it manually I > get > a security window that warns it cannot determine if it should be run, and > prompts me whether to allow it to run or not. > > What setting do I clear to allow my login scripts to run? > TIA > rich

Re: How to ensure login script runs on client? Richth 4/20/2007 1:40:02 AM Not sure we're talking about the same thing, but thanks. I'll look into this. "Marty List" wrote: [Quoted Text] > > That's unusual, how did the file get copied to the domain controller? Maybe > it was "downloaded" through IE and the security zone is stored in an > alternate data stream? > > Try the freeware tool STREAMS.EXE: > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/FileAndDisk/Streams.mspx > > To view the alternate data streams of a file: > C:\>streams.exe \\server\share\scriptname.ext > > To delete the alternate data streams of a file: > C:\>streams.exe -d \\server\share\scriptname.ext > > > > "Richth" <Richth[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:7520858F-ABA3-407E-A384-2C081FE31276[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Need help understanding what security setting prevents my client login > > scripts from running on WinXP SP2 workstations. When I run it manually I > > get > > a security window that warns it cannot determine if it should be run, and > > prompts me whether to allow it to run or not. > > > > What setting do I clear to allow my login scripts to run? > > TIA > > rich >

Re: How to ensure login script runs on client? "Richard Mueller [MVP]" <rlmueller-nospam[ at ]ameritech.nospam.net> 4/20/2007 2:10:56 AM rich wrote: [Quoted Text] > Need help understanding what security setting prevents my client login > scripts from running on WinXP SP2 workstations. When I run it manually I > get > a security window that warns it cannot determine if it should be run, and > prompts me whether to allow it to run or not. > > What setting do I clear to allow my login scripts to run? Some virus software blocks scripts from running. Could the security message come from your virus software? When you say you manually run the script, I assume you run it at a command prompt, perhaps with the cscript host, and you get the security warning, not an error message (with a line number) from WSH. I know I had to modify a setting in Norton AntiVirus to allow VBScript programs to run. I can't remember the setting now. -- Richard Mueller Microsoft MVP Scripting and ADSI Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net --

Re: How to ensure login script runs on client? "Marty List" <usenet[ at ]optimumx.com> 4/20/2007 2:34:16 AM When the security warning is displayed, open Task Manager and highlight the window in the Applications tab. Right-click the app and choose "Go To Process". This might help you determine where the security warning is coming from. "Richth" <Richth[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D26324F7-7BF4-4A07-9676-75FA8B36AD6E[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Not sure we're talking about the same thing, but thanks. I'll look into > this. > > "Marty List" wrote: > >> >> That's unusual, how did the file get copied to the domain controller? >> Maybe >> it was "downloaded" through IE and the security zone is stored in an >> alternate data stream? >> >> Try the freeware tool STREAMS.EXE: >> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/FileAndDisk/Streams.mspx >> >> To view the alternate data streams of a file: >> C:\>streams.exe \\server\share\scriptname.ext >> >> To delete the alternate data streams of a file: >> C:\>streams.exe -d \\server\share\scriptname.ext >> >> >> >> "Richth" <Richth[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:7520858F-ABA3-407E-A384-2C081FE31276[ at ]microsoft.com... >> > Need help understanding what security setting prevents my client login >> > scripts from running on WinXP SP2 workstations. When I run it manually >> > I >> > get >> > a security window that warns it cannot determine if it should be run, >> > and >> > prompts me whether to allow it to run or not. >> > >> > What setting do I clear to allow my login scripts to run? >> > TIA >> > rich >>

Re: How to ensure login script runs on client? "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> 4/20/2007 4:04:40 AM Richth wrote: [Quoted Text] > Need help understanding what security setting prevents my client > login scripts from running on WinXP SP2 workstations. When I run > it manually I get a security window that warns it cannot determine > if it should be run, and prompts me whether to allow it to run or > not. > > What setting do I clear to allow my login scripts to run? Short version... Add the server/domain to your Internet Options -> Security tab -> Local Intranet -> sites.. -> advanced area.. "Internet Explorer" --> "Tools" --> "Internet Options" --> "Security" tab --> "Local Intranet" --> "Sites" button --> "Advanced" --> add the server's domain name *.my.domain.com and OK your way out. This can also be done by group policy *if* everyone is on a domain. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Re: How to ensure login script runs on client? Richth 4/20/2007 11:52:02 AM Thanks Shenan and Richard, This is exactly along the lines of what I'm experiencing. It is a Windows Security dialog that displays with the prompt instead of my anti-virus software. I'm guessing this all changed when SP2 was installed as they worked prior to that. I'll try your suggestions and post results. I will need to do this for 30 clients, so knowing how to do this via group policy would be great. I'll look through the knowledge base. Thanks. Rich "Shenan Stanley" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Richth wrote: > > Need help understanding what security setting prevents my client > > login scripts from running on WinXP SP2 workstations. When I run > > it manually I get a security window that warns it cannot determine > > if it should be run, and prompts me whether to allow it to run or > > not. > > > > What setting do I clear to allow my login scripts to run? > > Short version... > Add the server/domain to your Internet Options -> Security tab -> Local > Intranet -> sites.. -> advanced area.. > > "Internet Explorer" --> "Tools" --> "Internet Options" --> "Security" > tab --> "Local Intranet" --> "Sites" button --> "Advanced" --> add the > server's domain name *.my.domain.com and OK your way out. > > This can also be done by group policy *if* everyone is on a domain. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > >

Re: How to ensure login script runs on client? Richth 4/20/2007 1:48:01 PM Shenan, thx, that solved the Security Warning dialog issue for when I run the script manually from Run cmd line. Now however, I still see that the login script is not getting executed when the user logs in. This is a separate issue, so I'll create a new thread for it. Thx again! Rich "Shenan Stanley" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Richth wrote: > > Need help understanding what security setting prevents my client > > login scripts from running on WinXP SP2 workstations. When I run > > it manually I get a security window that warns it cannot determine > > if it should be run, and prompts me whether to allow it to run or > > not. > > > > What setting do I clear to allow my login scripts to run? > > Short version... > Add the server/domain to your Internet Options -> Security tab -> Local > Intranet -> sites.. -> advanced area.. > > "Internet Explorer" --> "Tools" --> "Internet Options" --> "Security" > tab --> "Local Intranet" --> "Sites" button --> "Advanced" --> add the > server's domain name *.my.domain.com and OK your way out. > > This can also be done by group policy *if* everyone is on a domain. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > >