DFS - Lots 'o links, need RPC to build structure fo users at login

[Optional]

Hi!

I want to build a DFS structure like this:

(Domain Based)
\\Domain\Profiles
\\Domain\Home
\\Domain\Depts

(Stand Alone)
\\DFSserver\profile\user1
\\DFSserver\home\user1
\\DFSserver\dept\IS

I want the Domain Based to point to the stand alones. Make sense so
far?

If a user is in the IS Dept, I would like the login script to do an
RPC to the DFS server and build a link to \\DFSserver\depts\IS under
\\DFSserver\home\user1. How would I go about the RPC in the login
script? I have the DFS setup and working already. The point of this
is a users can get to their entire world @ \\Domain\%username% and
their profile is loaded from \\Domain\Profiles\%username%

Thanks for amy input.

 

[Andrew Crook]

I came across this recently it may well help! Basically call a remote ASP
script (runs on server) from a VBscript (or JavaScript). I am sure that a
VBscript login script could call a ASP object that could build a DFS
structure. You will see a function called RSExecute I am hoping that the url
parameter can use HTTPS for security (not sure!!).

call ASP object from script
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/rmscpt/Html/rmscpt5.asp

HOWTO: Use Client-Side VBScript with Remote Scripting
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/Q229/6/61.ASP&NoWebContent=1

As for DFS >>>>>

WMI to get DFS info
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wmisdk/wmi/dfs_provider.asp

you could call DFScmd from script
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...windowsxp/home/using/productdoc/en/dfscmd.asp

As you can not 'natively' call API's from VBscript with out a wrapper:
try looking up ADSI with VBscript and DFS with ADSI this may allow you to
modify DFS via ADSI.
(I can not find any info on this yet)

regards

Andrew

 

[Optional]

I've heard a rumor that on Mon, 1 Sep 2003 16:32:22 +0100, "Andrew

I came across this recently it may well help! Basically call a remote ASP
script (runs on server) from a VBscript (or JavaScript). I am sure that a
VBscript login script could call a ASP object that could build a DFS
structure. You will see a function called RSExecute I am hoping that the url
parameter can use HTTPS for security (not sure!!).

THANK YOU!! Sounds like what I need. Thanks again!