Managed By Script Modification
As a logoff script, we copy the last logged on user to the managed by attritbute for that computer account. When we rename the computer, we get an error in the script saying that the specified account does not exist. Then the computer takes 10 minutes to shut down the group policy client service.
How can the script be modified to prevent this?
How can the script be modified to prevent this?
Set objSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo")
Set objComputer = GetObject("LDAP://" & objSysInfo.ComputerName)
objComputer.Put "managedBy", objSysInfo.Username
objComputer.SetInfo
YZlat
can I see your script for renaming computer?
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I was referring to renaming a computer by hand. (for example, if a machine is moved to another location).
Do you rename the account in Active Directory, or on the physical computer? The only reason I can think that is says the computer doesn't exist, is maybe there's slow replication between your domain controllers, and they don't all have the same renamed computer account. When you get this problem, connect to each DC and check whether the computer exists, and run this on the system:
Set objSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo
WScript.Echo "LDAP://" & objSysInfo.ComputerName
manually, to see whether the computer is correct.
Rob.
Set objSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo
WScript.Echo "LDAP://" & objSysInfo.ComputerName
manually, to see whether the computer is correct.
Rob.
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It occurs when we renamed the account on the physical machine.
I will try it on logon to see. We are normally asked to keep scripts on logoff to help with the logon time.
I will try it on logon to see. We are normally asked to keep scripts on logoff to help with the logon time.
I would think that the snippet you posted would be quick so it will not noticeably delay the logon process.
Let's see: Try this for testing:
Daz.
Let's see: Try this for testing:
t = timer
Set objSysInfo = CreateObject("ADSystemInfo")
Set objComputer = GetObject("LDAP://" & objSysInfo.ComputerName)
objComputer.Put "managedBy", objSysInfo.Username
objComputer.SetInfo
Msgbox "took " & timer - t & " seconds."Daz.
Could you have different domain controllers that the PC might connect to that are not in sync?
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Script actually runs fast. Moved to user side