Startup Script

[GRitchie]

Hello,

I've got a script deployed via a GPO to run on logon, however it only seems to be doing the first step?

 

The script is the following:

@echo on
xcopy "\\SERVER-IP\IT\Software\Necessary\SchoolNameApplication\SchoolNameTrayInstaller.exe*" "C:\Users\%username%\Desktop\" /y
TIMEOUT /T 1
start "SchoolNameTrayInstaller.exe" /D "C:\Users\%username%\Desktop" "SchoolNameTrayInstaller.exe"

 

It will run the xcopy command and successfully copies this to the desktop.

It does not, however, execute the 'start' command.

 

 

When running the same batch file manually when logged in, it completes successfully.

 

Any clues?

[Patrick]

Is it a permission issue when it comes to executing the file?

[GRitchie]

Is it a permission issue when it comes to executing the file?

Nope

Permissions are all fine.

 

I tried it with a 'call' command - this doesn't work either?

It's as though from a logon script it doesn't like starting a new program/calling another script.

[Arthur]

Do any of these work? The first one should.

 

start "" "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop\SchoolNameTrayInstaller.exe"

 

start "" /D "C:\Users\%username%\Desktop" /wait "SchoolNameTrayInstaller.exe"

 

start "" /D "%USERPROFILE%\Desktop" /wait "SchoolNameTrayInstaller.exe"

 

I've got a script deployed via a GPO to run on logon, however it only seems to be doing the first step?

Wouldn't your users be prevented from running executables due to SRP or AppLocker?

Edited February 6, 2015 by Arthur

[pleach85]

Try the following

 

@echo on
xcopy "\\SERVER-IP\IT\Software\Necessary\SchoolNameApplication\SchoolNameTrayInstaller.exe*" "C:\Users\%username%\Desktop\" /y
TIMEOUT /T 1
"%userprofile%\Desktop\SchoolNameTrayInstaller.exe"

 

I don't think you need start or call, plus I find %userprofile% is better than C:\users\%username% but if that doesn't suit your environment ignore me!

[andydis]

start "SchoolNameTrayInstaller.exe" /D "C:\Users\%username%\Desktop" "SchoolNameTrayInstaller.exe"

 

this is wrong

my start.exe doesnt even have a /D switch , where did you get that from?

[Arthur]

my start.exe doesn't even have a /D switch , where did you get that from?

Mine does.

 

http://a.pomf.se/ibmwjn.png

[andydis]

oh yea, lol was skim reading

[Patrick]

I've had issues before when asking a logon script to execute a file. Weirdly, I created a scheduled task to run a basic script of the application. By basic I mean

 

"\\server\software\file.exe" -arguments

 

I set the scheduled task to run that as a batching file at logon and as an administrator and it worked. I'm not saying it'll work for you, i'm just saying that logon scripts have acted up for me before.

Edited February 6, 2015 by Patrick