How to embed login process in AD ...

[Sarah Tanembaum]

"Simon Geary" <simon_geary@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> You can use Group Policy to assign and control login scripts so that would
> still be using AD to get the job done.
>
> "kieran" <kieran5405@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:b39796b3.0407010031.5b98718c@posting.google.c om...

> > Cheers for the response Simon.
> >
> > When you say add IE to the start up menu - do u mean through AD - i
> > know how to do this for each individual pc but what i want to do is do
> > this through AD so I can take it out easily if i need to. If u do
> > mean through AD - where exactly do u find the start up menu - if u
> > could give me directions i would appreciate it very much.
> >
> > I was going to use a login script but would much prefer to try and
> > move everythign to simple AD, if at all possible.
> >
> > Thanks for all help.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Simon Geary" <simon_geary@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> news:<O4HWuwsXEHA.648@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...

> > > You could try adding Internet Explorer to the start up menu or add a

new

> > > line to the end of a log in script in Group Policy that launches
> > > iexplore.exe.
> > >
> > > "kieran" <kieran5405@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:b39796b3.0406300939.6cc373c0@posting.google.c om...
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Im trying to figure out how to launch Internet Explorer on each pc
> > > > when a user logs into the Intranet.
> > > >
> > > > My users are 2000 and XP.
> > > >
> > > > I see most of the AD commands but can't figure out how to do this...
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for any and all help.

>
>

Instead of using a login script(strings of commands with options and args),
can AD control what command to execute during login -- so instead of
residing in the filesystem(creating a script), it in the AD Database? Thanks

[Simon Geary]

"Sarah Tanembaum" <sarahtanembaum@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Simon Geary" <simon_geary@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OTYRU92XEHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > You can use Group Policy to assign and control login scripts so that

would

> > still be using AD to get the job done.
> >
> > "kieran" <kieran5405@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:b39796b3.0407010031.5b98718c@posting.google.c om...

> > > Cheers for the response Simon.
> > >
> > > When you say add IE to the start up menu - do u mean through AD - i
> > > know how to do this for each individual pc but what i want to do is do
> > > this through AD so I can take it out easily if i need to. If u do
> > > mean through AD - where exactly do u find the start up menu - if u
> > > could give me directions i would appreciate it very much.
> > >
> > > I was going to use a login script but would much prefer to try and
> > > move everythign to simple AD, if at all possible.
> > >
> > > Thanks for all help.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Simon Geary" <simon_geary@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> > news:<O4HWuwsXEHA.648@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...

> > > > You could try adding Internet Explorer to the start up menu or add a

> new

> > > > line to the end of a log in script in Group Policy that launches
> > > > iexplore.exe.
> > > >
> > > > "kieran" <kieran5405@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:b39796b3.0406300939.6cc373c0@posting.google.c om...
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > Im trying to figure out how to launch Internet Explorer on each pc
> > > > > when a user logs into the Intranet.
> > > > >
> > > > > My users are 2000 and XP.
> > > > >
> > > > > I see most of the AD commands but can't figure out how to do

this...

> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for any and all help.

> >
> >

>
> Instead of using a login script(strings of commands with options and

args),

> can AD control what command to execute during login -- so instead of
> residing in the filesystem(creating a script), it in the AD Database?

Thanks

>
>

No, this is why we still have logon scripts I'm afraid.

[Sarah Tanembaum]

"Simon Geary" <simon_geary@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OwTINZBYEHA.3420@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

>
> "Sarah Tanembaum" <sarahtanembaum@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:2kkbqiF3aqauU1@uni-berlin.de...

> >
> > "Simon Geary" <simon_geary@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:OTYRU92XEHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> > > You can use Group Policy to assign and control login scripts so that

> would

> > > still be using AD to get the job done.
> > >
> > > "kieran" <kieran5405@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:b39796b3.0407010031.5b98718c@posting.google.c om...
> > > > Cheers for the response Simon.
> > > >
> > > > When you say add IE to the start up menu - do u mean through AD - i
> > > > know how to do this for each individual pc but what i want to do is

do

> > > > this through AD so I can take it out easily if i need to. If u do
> > > > mean through AD - where exactly do u find the start up menu - if u
> > > > could give me directions i would appreciate it very much.
> > > >
> > > > I was going to use a login script but would much prefer to try and
> > > > move everythign to simple AD, if at all possible.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for all help.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Simon Geary" <simon_geary@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:<O4HWuwsXEHA.648@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
> > > > > You could try adding Internet Explorer to the start up menu or add

a

> > new

> > > > > line to the end of a log in script in Group Policy that launches
> > > > > iexplore.exe.
> > > > >
> > > > > "kieran" <kieran5405@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:b39796b3.0406300939.6cc373c0@posting.google.c om...
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Im trying to figure out how to launch Internet Explorer on each

pc

> > > > > > when a user logs into the Intranet.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My users are 2000 and XP.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I see most of the AD commands but can't figure out how to do

> this...

> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for any and all help.
> > >
> > >

> >
> > Instead of using a login script(strings of commands with options and

> args),

> > can AD control what command to execute during login -- so instead of
> > residing in the filesystem(creating a script), it in the AD Database?

> Thanks

> >
> >

>
> No, this is why we still have logon scripts I'm afraid.
>
>

Is it technology issues or is by design?

If it can execute login script(s), why can't
the login daemon ask AD, after being authenticated, what other program(s) to
execute for further --- pre-login, during login, or post-login
program(s)/script(s) - therefore one less file replication to worry about
and the rest is in AD.

Just my curiosity. Thanks