File coping script

[rpettit]

I need a script to copy a file from the server to a client machine and next time it is run it will check to see if the file is present. If it has already copied then the script will check and not copy the file down again

 

copy /Y "\\DomainController\Share$\File Location" "C:\\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\"

 

This is what I have so far

[jamesreedersmith]

You can use "if exist" to do this.

[glennda]

you want something like

 

if exist C:\path\to\file.exe goto end

 

xcopy \\server\share\file.exe C:\path\to\file.exe /relevant /parameters /here

 

end

 

or you could do

 

if exist C:\filename.txt goto end

 

xcopy \\server\share\file.exe C:\path\to\file.exe /relevant /parameters /here

 

echo done>C:\filename.txt

 

end

[rpettit]

Many thanks for the reply. I might need to post another thread but can you help to start with please?

 

Is there a way to create a script that will also create a schedule task to run a batch file on shutdown?

 

To give a full explanation...I need to copy a file (script) from the server to the client. The script will also need to create a schedule task to run the script on shutdown that has just been copied to the client.

[glennda]

I think you can deploy scheduled tasks through Group Policy Preferences nowadays which might be easier solution.

 

What is it the scripts actually need to do i.e could you not setup it as a shutdown script just like the startup script you are going to do?

[rpettit]

I am looking to:

 

1) Copy a file from server to client (a security template)

2) Create a batch file to deploy the security template on shutdown (every time the machine is shutdown)

 

1) This will copy the file from the server the client.

 

if exist C:\path\to\file.exe goto end

 

xcopy \\server\share\file.exe C:\path\to\file.exe /relevant /parameters /here

 

end

 

Now I need a batch file to deploy the template via a script to run during shutdown.

[glennda]

Now I need a batch file to deploy the template via a script to run during shutdown.

 

I don't understand what you mean by this - what sort of security template for what?

 

is it something which needs to be executed? if so by what program etc

[rpettit]

I want to want to disallow local access when connected to the domain, but allow local access when at home.

 

I can do this by deploying a computer security policy via a GPO. I need to change the security policy when the machine shutdowns. So when they are at home they can access their local account and when they are in the school domain the policy will again be applied and restrict access.

 

I will create a security template and then apply this via a script or schedule task on computer shutdown.

[glennda]

ok not sure how you would implement the security template from a script.

 

but gpos tend to hand around so you might find that when the laptop boots again the gpo's applied which redisables local connections.

[SYNACK]

You would want to use the "secedit.exe /import" command.

 

Not sure if it will work right with GP though, a better bet may be to run a script to disable all local user accounts instead:

'*************************************************
' File:  Disable Local User Accounts.vbs
' Author: Andrew Barnes
' version:  1.0 Date: 07 September 2009 By : Andrew D Barnes
' Lists local accounts and disables all except local admin and ASPNET
'*************************************************
Set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Set objNetwork = CreateObject("Wscript.Network")
strComputer = objNetwork.ComputerName
Set colAccounts = GetObject("WinNT://" & strComputer & "")
colAccounts.Filter = Array("user")
   Message = Message & "Local User accounts:" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
For Each objUser In colAccounts
If objUser.Name <> "Administrator" AND objUser.Name <> "ASPNET" Then
  Message = Message & objUser.Name
  If objUser.AccountDisabled = TRUE then
    Message = Message & " is currently disabled" & vbCrLf
  Else
   Message = Message & " was enabled" & vbCrLf
   objUser.AccountDisabled = True
   objUser.SetInfo
  End if
   End If
Next
' Initialize title text.
Title = "Local User Accounts By Andrew Barnes"
objShell.Popup Message, , Title, vbInformation + vbOKOnly

http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/47ad1824-5af7-451e-a9f5-f6dd90421394

 

then reverse the process to allow them in at home.

Edited May 15, 2011 by SYNACK

[Arthur]

Instead of...

 

if exist C:\path\to\file.exe goto end
xcopy \\server\share\file.exe C:\path\to\file.exe /relevant /parameters /here
:end

 

You could simplify it even further still...

 

if exist C:\path\to\file.exe goto :eof
xcopy \\server\share\file.exe C:\path\to\file.exe /relevant /parameters /here

 

if not exist C:\path\to\file.exe xcopy \\server\share\file.exe C:\path\to\file.exe /relevant /parameters /here

 

robocopy \\server\share\file.exe C:\path\to\file.exe [color="red"]/XO[/color] /R:0 /W:0 /NP

 

* RoboCopy is included as standard with Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2.

[SYNACK]

+1 use robocopy instead, way more robust and simple scriptwise.