Using %logonserver%\sysvol

[eastb]

We wanted to place the aupstaff and aupstudent html files on the sysvol of all our logon servers.

 

However, when we entered the Path as \\%logonserver%\sysvol\EBSCG.INTERNAL\scripts\aup\aupstaff.html in the AUP Informant config file we get a page cannot be displayed within the AUP Dialog box. The path is correct as it works from Start->Run (if you remove the "\\" at the beginning). I also tried using the Path with and without the "\\" in the AUP Informant config.

 

I was wondering, as I have zero knowledge of XML, if it was possibley to do with the serializeAs String meaning that the %logonserver% is represented literally, rather than converting to the server name? And if so, is there a work around?

 

Thanks !

[strawberry]

have you tried using \\domainname\netlogon ?

[eastb]

Thank you Strawberry. works perfectly. Have a good one. Cheers!

[Geoff]

This could be considered a bug in AUP informant. It really should expand environment variables in paths provided to it via it's configuration.

[bizzel]

This could be considered a bug in AUP informant. It really should expand environment variables in paths provided to it via it's configuration.

 

Certainly something I'll look at. Thanks.

[bizzel]

Okay, I can make the program recognise this type of variable. Is there a list of these I can use? I know the odd few like %windir% but not the whole set.

[maniac]

Try here Global Variable List

 

Think that's pretty comprehensive.

 

Mike.

[Geoff]

Also going to your nearest command prompt and typing 'set' will reveal many useful environment variables.

[bizzel]

Thanks. There doesn't seem to be an easy way to recognise these in C# so I'm in the process of writing my own parser. This bug'll be fixed in version 1.6 which is turning out to be quite a big update now.

[Geoff]

Thanks. There doesn't seem to be an easy way to recognise these in C# so I'm in the process of writing my own parser. This bug'll be fixed in version 1.6 which is turning out to be quite a big update now.

 

Environment Class (System)

[bizzel]

Okay, here's a list of the environment variables that'll be supported:

 

temp

systemdrive

logonserver

windir

tmp

userprofile

programfiles

computername

legacyhome

systemroot

homeshare

homedrive

[bizzel]

Environment Class (System)

 

Thanks for that. I'm using the Environment class to get the list of variables but I was hoping the framework had a method to automatically parse them. No such luck but it shouldn't take too long.

 

Here's the new design as well, backported from 2.0. The background is greyed out which helps prevent tampering even further.

 

http://www.paulbeesley.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/newaup.jpg

Edited September 11, 2008 by bizzel

[Geoff]

No, you have to take the list of environment variables it gives you and then loop though them all and stuff them in an array or collection or something.

[bizzel]

This should now be fixed in 1.6. These are the supported variables if you enclose them in % % signs:

 

TEMP

USERDOMAIN

SystemDrive

APPDATA

windir

USERPROFILE

TMP

ProgramFiles

HOMEPATH

COMPUTERNAME

CLASSPATH

USERNAME

SystemRoot

ComSpec

LOGONSERVER

CommonProgramFiles

CLIENTNAME

QTJAVA

ALLUSERSPROFILE

AVENGINE

OS

HOMEDRIVE

[mattmoo]

Trying to use %USERNAME% and its not working, if i explicitly tell it the path then it works.

Can you help with this Bizzel?

 

This is in the userHomeFolderPath XML setting

 

Thanks

 

Matt

Edited January 21, 2009 by mattmoo

[john316]

It would fail to load for me using any % variables so I had to tell ours to save the AUP.ini to a network drive instead rather than the local laptops.

[mattmoo]

It would fail to load for me using any % variables so I had to tell ours to save the AUP.ini to a network drive instead rather than the local laptops.

 

We don't map their home folder to a network drive so presumably this would not work as it would only need accepting once.

 

matt