Windows 7 will not run login.bat from Windows 2003 server w/AD
We have a W7 machine and 2003 server. Up until yesterday, I set all users to change passwords, at which time the W7 user did and since then this machine will not automatically run login.bat for mappings. It had been working fine or I guess it was.
We can run it manually from the Run Prompt \\server\netlogon and everything is good to go.
I have read and tried putting UAC to its lowest level.
Also added a registry setting called EnableLinkedConnections with value of 1.
Very simple .bat
REM: User drive mappings
net use o: /delete
net use o: \\iconserver\data
net use u: /delete
net use u: \\iconserver\home$\%userna
I had problems with setting User home directories from within the account, so I put the mapping in here.
We can run it manually from the Run Prompt \\server\netlogon and everything is good to go.
I have read and tried putting UAC to its lowest level.
Also added a registry setting called EnableLinkedConnections with value of 1.
Very simple .bat
REM: User drive mappings
net use o: /delete
net use o: \\iconserver\data
net use u: /delete
net use u: \\iconserver\home$\%userna
I had problems with setting User home directories from within the account, so I put the mapping in here.
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Geisrud: We are getting IP from DHCP and the DNS is the server.
Firewall may be blocking what, for a batch file?
The domain is correct, I checked the Computer properties.
There is only one file and everyone uses the same.
Firewall may be blocking what, for a batch file?
The domain is correct, I checked the Computer properties.
There is only one file and everyone uses the same.
I'd remove and re-add the Win7 PC back to the domain.
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redbmaster: no go, after rejoining. Same problem
Out of curiosity, what is the functional level of your domain? Here is help determining this if you need it: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/determining-functional-level-windows-server-2003.html
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Ok, thus far, I stuck an ECHO and PAUSE in the batch file. When we login the cmd prompt never comes up, so this tells me it is not running the batch file at all, but I can manually run from the \\server\netlogon directory.
>I have removed and rejoined Domain.
>Machine is getting correct DHCP settings IP, Gateway and DNS. DNS is the server where the batch file is located.
>I have removed and rejoined Domain.
>Machine is getting correct DHCP settings IP, Gateway and DNS. DNS is the server where the batch file is located.
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redbmaster:
Domain and Forest:
Windows 2000 mixed
Domain and Forest:
Windows 2000 mixed
Jump on one of the Win7 machines, open the main share for the domain controller (start, run, "\\domaincontrollername"),
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As I noted earlier, I can run it manually. It would not run after you log in with the user credentials. I could go to any other machine and it worked fine(XP).
This is what I ended up doing. I deleted his account on the server and recreated. I THOUGHT it would just create and handle the server relevant stuff, but when I logged in the first time it recreated his desktop, even though same username. On anther note, it ran the login.bat file and mapped the drives.
This created more work though because all his old desktop and configs had to be moved, e-mail re-setup, BS.
Does Windows 7 store network and other passwords somewhere on it? The only thing I can figure is the credentials were stored incorrectly on the other profile. The new profile works fine. I really need to figure this one out.
I wanted to test, but he needed to get back to work and this is the only W7 machine. I figure at the next password change, this may or should happen again.
This is what I ended up doing. I deleted his account on the server and recreated. I THOUGHT it would just create and handle the server relevant stuff, but when I logged in the first time it recreated his desktop, even though same username. On anther note, it ran the login.bat file and mapped the drives.
This created more work though because all his old desktop and configs had to be moved, e-mail re-setup, BS.
Does Windows 7 store network and other passwords somewhere on it? The only thing I can figure is the credentials were stored incorrectly on the other profile. The new profile works fine. I really need to figure this one out.
I wanted to test, but he needed to get back to work and this is the only W7 machine. I figure at the next password change, this may or should happen again.
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I will have to try this the next time it happens, since the steps I took prior, resolved the problem.
Check if windows firewall might be blocking traffic.
Check to make sure the computer didn't somehow get removed from the domain, and that the user is logging into the domain
Check the DC to make sure the [correct] login script is set for the user's profile