Bryan Huo from Guru Studios passes on this info about setting up
machines to automatically offline/online rush when users login/out.
For a windows machine, you can type "gpedit.msc" to bring up the
group policy editor. User Configuration->Windows Settings
From there you can specify logoff/logon/startup scripts (including batchfiles)
to run. We use the logoff script to call up a batch file that has a
"rush -online" command. And another batchfile that contains "rush -getoff"
on logon. Works great!
The only downside is that every computer has to be set-up manually.
We specify a batchfile on our network (direct IP, no mapped drives)
so we can change the behaviour of everyone's logoff script at once.
Once the batchfile is specified in the gpedit.msc, it never has to be
done again and we only ever need to change the logoff batchfile.
Just passing on some info in case you didn't know about it.
I'd like to add some links to relevant docs (sorry if these
eventually go stale; if they do, try searching for the headings)
Introduction to Configuration and Management
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/prork/prda_dcm_gskn.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/prork/prda_dcm_obuh.mspx
Ways to open the Group Policy snap-in
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/gpedit_start.mspx
Command-line tools for Group Policy (gpresult and gpupdate):
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/commandline.mspx
Docs for 'gpresult':
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/gpresult.mspx
Docs for 'gpupdate':
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/refrgp.mspx
Feel free to follow up with comments/questions here in this thread.
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