Auto Update a file on PC's nightly

[xxnonexnonexx]

I have a situation where I need to auto update/push a file out to approx. 20
PC's on a daily basis.

The idea is to update a MASTER file and then this gets "pushed" to each PC
nightly to update this file.

Win XP
Windows Domain Security
Some PC's WILL be IN USE at the time of the update, some will not.

File stored on a PC with a network share that is set up to authenticate to the 2
authorized users allowed to update the file.

The file needs to be put into c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\ which the user(s)
who may be logged in to the PC do NOT have write authority.

Is there any software for example via Task Scheduler that can do this and still
maintain the security I am required to use.

I want to eliminate having to walk around to each PC to update this file daily
or weekly.

I can not install any new software unless its free for use in a
businesss/government environment, and preferably not installing any software.

Can Task Scheduler handle something like this with the required authentication
and run the script where the lower authority users can not see it running etc..

Any suggestions on automating this file push?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Andrei Ungureanu]

If your computers are members of a Active Directory Domain then is pretty
simple ... you'll put a script in task scheduler running under a domain
admin account that will do your job. Otherwise you'll have to create an
admin account with the same password on every workstation.

 

[xxnonexnonexx]

If your computers are members of a Active Directory Domain then is pretty
simple ... you'll put a script in task scheduler running under a domain
admin account that will do your job.

The problem is that the PC may be logged into a user and active, but that user
does not have admin permissions. Some of the PC's are in use 24/7/365 others are
not.

The task scheduler needs to run for these users in the background and run this
task as admin to be able to access the directory in question, and pull the file
of the net share as one of the 2 authorized users to update that file.

Thats what I am not sure how to get task scheduler to do with the required
security.

Simple little batch file with a copy command to replace over the file I've got,
getting task scheduler or any thing else thats included in XP to do this with
the security required is what I am after.

There must be a better way than weekly manually going to each PC to update this
one file.

Otherwise you'll have to create an
admin account with the same password on every workstation.

They have this, but the admin accounts are not part of the domain, they are
local to the PC only. Domain accounts are not admin capable, and that policy I
can not change. Its part of decisions I don't get to make input on.