I'm sure you could do this via a combination WMI/ADSI script. But you'd
have to run it AFTER the rollout, ensuring all the compters were swtiched
on, then run the script against a list of computer names that:
Connects to the remote computer and determines the description
Writes the description to the computer object
I'd do this with a short vbscript that accepts then computer name as an
argument and just does that computer. Then I'd do a batch file loop that
loops through a text file with each different computer name in the file
passing it to the vbscript.
I can see from setting my computer description to "dishwasher" and then
searching the registry for dishwasher, that the value is stored in:
"HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManServer\Parameters\srvcomment"
So here is a link to a script to retireve a registry value with vbscript:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/os/registry/osrgvb18.mspx?mfr=true
And here is a link to a script to write to the Location property of a
computer account, replace "Location" with "Description":
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/ad/computer/cptrvb10.mspx?mfr=true
This should get you underway.
"Michael" <mwhitmell[ at ]bearmountain.ca> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text] > Hello
>
> Is there a way to sync the computer description field in AD with the
> computer description field on the my computer properties computername tab.
>
> FROM: XP PRO ( Local computer description field) >>>>>>>>> TO: SRV
> 2003 (AD computer description field)
>
> We are doing a role out of a couple thousand computers and would like the
> local computer techs to fill out workstation description field and have it
> populate the AD computer description field.
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
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