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You can use xcopy instead, with option /R:<br />
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<b>xcopy /R /Y /D \\server\share\Hosts\*.*&quot; &quot;%systemroot%\system32\dri<wbr />vers\etc\&quot;<wbr /> <br />
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Option /D can be omitted, it will copy only files newer than the destination.<br />

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You can use xcopy instead, with option /R:


xcopy /R /Y /D \\server\share\Hosts\*.*" "%systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\"

Option /D can be omitted, it will copy only files newer than the destination.


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Is there entries already in the hosts file apart from default entry?
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Is there entries already in the hosts file apart from default entry?

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The commands given by Qlemo worked successfully.
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The commands given by Qlemo worked successfully.

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Hello,<br />
<br />
I currently have a logon script that is set to replace the local machine Hosts file with that of a modified hosts file.<br />
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The problem that I am running into is that the original hosts file on the local machine is read-only, so the file is not copied over. I figured that out after removing the read-only access and then running my script again.<br />
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I am looking for the code snippet to remove the &quot;read-only&quot; permission before the script attempts to copy the file.<br />
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Can anyone show what the line of code I need for this?<br />

<pre><code id="code-604927">copy &quot;\\server\share\Hosts\*.*&quot; &quot;%systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc\&quot; /Y
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Hello,

I currently have a logon script that is set to replace the local machine Hosts file with that of a modified hosts file.

The problem that I am running into is that the original hosts file on the local machine is read-only, so the file is not copied over. I figured that out after removing the read-only access and then running my script again.

I am looking for the code snippet to remove the "read-only" permission before the script attempts to copy the file.

Can anyone show what the line of code I need for this?

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