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Do logon scripts get stored on the PC?
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    Kelvin Guest

    Do logon scripts get stored on the PC?

    I have a logon script that is being assigned through Active Directories.
    What happens when the users with laptops are off the network?
    DoesWindows store the script in its memory?



    Thanks

    Kelvin



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  2. #2


    Ace Fekay [MCT] Guest

    Re: Do logon scripts get stored on the PC?

    "Kelvin" <me@newsgroup> wrote in message
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    >I have a logon script that is being assigned through Active Directories.
    > What happens when the users with laptops are off the network?
    > DoesWindows store the script in its memory?
    >
    > Thanks
    >
    > Kelvin
    >

    No. If specified in AD account properties (under Profile tab), it gets
    retrieved from AD's account properties during logon and runs. If the script
    is specified in a GPO, it will run after the getGpoList function pulls it
    over during logon.

    What exactly is the script doing? Does it map drives? If the script is
    mapping drives, what good will it do if the laptop is off the network? If
    they're using a VPN, the script will run when logging in, of course
    depending on how you have the VPN/logon process designed.

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    Paul Bergson [MVP-DS] Guest

    Re: Do logon scripts get stored on the PC?

    The only way it will reside on the local machine is if you placed it there.
    Then everytime you made a change it would have to be updated, etc... Bad
    idea to have it anywhere but in a common, central location.

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    "Kelvin" <me@newsgroup> wrote in message
    news:uLmlQx6FKHA.1380@newsgroup

    >I have a logon script that is being assigned through Active Directories.
    > What happens when the users with laptops are off the network?
    > DoesWindows store the script in its memory?
    >
    > Thanks
    >
    > Kelvin
    >


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