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group policy scripts

hi
i have a file called tns.ora which i want to replace and keep the new tns.ora in in all users
c:/oranet. how can i do this using a script through group policy.

Chev_PCN

Use the "rename" command. It works for files & directories:

Ren tns.ora tns.ora.old

Then use something like xcopy to copy the new version down.

XCOPY source [destination] [/A | /M] [/D[:date]] [/P] [/S [/E]] [/V] [/W]
[/C] [/I] [/Q] [/F] [/L] [/G] [/H] [/R] [/T] [/U]
[/K] [/N] [/O] [/X] [/Y] [/-Y] [/Z] [/B]
[/EXCLUDE:file1[+file2][+file3]...]

Use the good ol' fashioned xcopy /? to get more detail.

Lee Osborne

If the domain users have write permission to the folder in question, you can create a GPO logon script for the users, and paste this code into a new batch file -

xcopy /y "\\servername\folder\tns.ora" "c:\oranet\tns.ora" >nul

Put this batch file reference as a logon script in -

GP MMC > User Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Scripts > Logon

Lee

Lee Osborne

Sorry, forgot you wanted to keep the existing file too!

rename c:\oranet\tns.ora tns.ora.old
xcopy /y "\\servername\folder\tns.ora" "c:\oranet\tns.ora" >nul

Lee

mishalk

ASKER

rename c:\orant\NET80\ADMIN\TNSNAMES.ORA TNSNAMES.ORA.old
xcopy /y "\\192.168.1.24\Oracle TNSname update\TNSNAMES.ORA" "c:\orant\NET80\ADMIN\TNSNAMES.ORA" >nul

this is the exact script and the location, what is happening is it is renaming the file but not copying to the folder, i tried running it manually ,but it is doing it

mishalk

ASKER

sorry
but it is not doing it

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mishalk

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after removing the /y and instead of xcopy , i used copy