Vista - WMI to get folder paths

02-21-2009

Hello all,

I am looking for a way to use WMI via VBScript to query a remote
system for folder paths, specifically to get folders for a user that would
equate to folders suchas "My Document", and the users "%UserProfile%"
folder. I have used the WMI object browser to see if this is possible and
I can find nothing useful. Any and all suggestions are welcome.

Thanks in advance.

TDM

02-22-2009

"TDM" <rpuffd@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eZTsZ2IlJHA.4404@xxxxxx

Quote:

>
> Hello all,
>
> I am looking for a way to use WMI via VBScript to query a remote
> system for folder paths, specifically to get folders for a user that would
> equate to folders suchas "My Document", and the users "%UserProfile%"
> folder. I have used the WMI object browser to see if this is possible and
> I can find nothing useful. Any and all suggestions are welcome.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> TDM

Environmental variables such as %UserProfile% are specific to actual user
sessions. I can see two ways to get them:
- You establish a logon session under that user. For this you will need his
password.
- You query the user's registry hive. For this you will need administrative
privileges.
Is this what you want?

02-22-2009

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ubfCxFMlJHA.3868@xxxxxx

Quote:

>
> "TDM" <rpuffd@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eZTsZ2IlJHA.4404@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I am looking for a way to use WMI via VBScript to query a remote
>> system for folder paths, specifically to get folders for a user that would
>> equate to folders suchas "My Document", and the users "%UserProfile%"
>> folder. I have used the WMI object browser to see if this is possible and
>> I can find nothing useful. Any and all suggestions are welcome.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> TDM

>
> Environmental variables such as %UserProfile% are specific to actual user
> sessions. I can see two ways to get them:
> - You establish a logon session under that user. For this you will need his
> password.
> - You query the user's registry hive. For this you will need administrative
> privileges.
> Is this what you want?
>
>

Pegasus,

Yes, that should work, and I do have the users password entered
by them in a previous section of the script. I was just hoping for
a container similar to Win32_Desktop where you can enumerate
all profiles on the system, but your proposal should work.

Thanks for your reply.

TDM

02-21-2009	#1 (permalink)
TDM n/a posts	WMI to get folder paths Hello all, I am looking for a way to use WMI via VBScript to query a remote system for folder paths, specifically to get folders for a user that would equate to folders suchas "My Document", and the users "%UserProfile%" folder. I have used the WMI object browser to see if this is possible and I can find nothing useful. Any and all suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance. TDM
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02-22-2009	#2 (permalink)
Pegasus \(MVP\) n/a posts	Re: WMI to get folder paths "TDM" <rpuffd@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eZTsZ2IlJHA.4404@xxxxxx Quote: > > Hello all, > > I am looking for a way to use WMI via VBScript to query a remote > system for folder paths, specifically to get folders for a user that would > equate to folders suchas "My Document", and the users "%UserProfile%" > folder. I have used the WMI object browser to see if this is possible and > I can find nothing useful. Any and all suggestions are welcome. > > Thanks in advance. > > TDM Environmental variables such as %UserProfile% are specific to actual user sessions. I can see two ways to get them: - You establish a logon session under that user. For this you will need his password. - You query the user's registry hive. For this you will need administrative privileges. Is this what you want?
My System Specs

02-22-2009	#3 (permalink)
TDM n/a posts	Re: WMI to get folder paths "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ubfCxFMlJHA.3868@xxxxxx Quote: > > "TDM" <rpuffd@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:eZTsZ2IlJHA.4404@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> Hello all, >> >> I am looking for a way to use WMI via VBScript to query a remote >> system for folder paths, specifically to get folders for a user that would >> equate to folders suchas "My Document", and the users "%UserProfile%" >> folder. I have used the WMI object browser to see if this is possible and >> I can find nothing useful. Any and all suggestions are welcome. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> TDM > > Environmental variables such as %UserProfile% are specific to actual user > sessions. I can see two ways to get them: > - You establish a logon session under that user. For this you will need his > password. > - You query the user's registry hive. For this you will need administrative > privileges. > Is this what you want? > > Pegasus, Yes, that should work, and I do have the users password entered by them in a previous section of the script. I was just hoping for a container similar to Win32_Desktop where you can enumerate all profiles on the system, but your proposal should work. Thanks for your reply. TDM
My System Specs

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