SYSVOL query

[HeleneP]

I know I'm being increadibly thick 'cos I should know this but several things seem to have cropped up at once and I'm starting to confuse myself trying to sort them all out. Can someone please explain SYSVOL to me with reference to login script locations.

I have a NT/2k mixed server domain with NT PDC. I have a 2k server which I need to put a login script on to compliment the one on the NT PDC. However, the location for this is eluding me. I keep seeing and reading about c:\winnt\SYSVOL\sysvol\domain\scripts which I can't find. Can someone actually tell me what I'm looking for 'cos my brain has melted and I need someone to tell me with very simple short words what the actual location is.

Cheers

 

[Antony13]

When you say you have NT / 2K mixed domain with NT PDC, do you mean you have an NT 4 domain with an NT 4 PDC and BDCs with Windows 2000 servers as member servers of this domain or do you have an AD domain with a W2K server acting as the PDC emulator and some NT 4 BDCs in this domain?

Tis important as this could be why you can't find the Sysvol directory structure.

Cheers, Antony

 

[HeleneP]

Sorry. Am a bit flustered so not being too clear. There is no AD set up on this network. There's two UK sites with an NT PDC at our head office and other NT BDC's at both sites with some 2k member servers. My 2k server is at my site (not head office).

 

[GiaBetiu]

If you don't have AD you will not have SYSVOL either. Gia Betiu
giabetiu@chello.nl
Computer Eng. CNE 4, CNE 5, MCSE Win2K

 

[HeleneP]

OK then. Where do I put a login script on a 2k server with no SYSVOL?

 

[Antony13]

Right, this is where the problem lies - because you're not using an AD domain, there is no Sysvol share etc. as this only comes with Active Directory.

To do what you need to do can be done through Administrative Tools > Server Manager on your PDC. Double click on your PDC and click Replication. Make sure you are Exporting the directory where the logon scripts are kept and add the W2K member server you want this to replicate to.

Now, double click your member server and click on the Replication button and set to Import Directories and add the PDC server where you are importing the scripts from.

As far as I'm aware, this should then replicate the scripts to this server, though I've only ever replicated scripts to other NT 4 domain controllers before, so I don't know for sure.

Hope this helps,

Antony

 

[HeleneP]

Thanks for your help. Don't know why I didn't find any info previously about this not being a feature but all documentation seems to assume that AD is running I guess. I've tried your suggestion and can set up the export to my 2k server from server manager but get 'The specified component could not be found in the configuration information' when I click the replication button for my 2k server.

 

[Antony13]

Sounds like it won't work with W2K. Erm, I'm not too sure how else you're going to do this other than putting the scripts in a folder on the W2k Server and specifically putting in the UNC path for the client's logon script path i.e. \\<W2K Servername>\<scripts folder share>\<name of script>.bat in the Logon script box within the User's properties in User Manager for Domains.

If you want the scripts replicated from the PDC to this folder, you could always use the Robocopy tool (available in the NT resource kit) with an AT command to replicate one folder to the other using the Robocopy <source directory> <target directory> \MIR parameter.

Not knowing what you're trying to achieve by having the logon scripts on this W2K server, I don't think I can help any more than this.

Cheers, Antony