How to send a file to multiple computers

[Guest]

Hi there,

I am sorry if I am posting in the wrong section, but I really don't know
where to start.

I need to send a Norton AV .VDB file to multiple computers on the network,
so it pulls definitions from the right server. The file should be placed in
the same folder on all computers. I have about 200 computers to doing them 1
by 1 will take forever. Can someone please advise me if there is a program
that I can use that will allow me to broadcast a file to the selected groups
in Active Directory?

I really appreciate your time and help.
Thank you.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Why not simply use a batch (CMD) file as part of the logon script to copy
the file?

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[Guest]

Thank you for your reply. Is there a place where I can get instructions on
how to set it up?
Thank you very much.

Why not simply use a batch (CMD) file as part of the logon script to copy
the file?

--
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Hi there,

I am sorry if I am posting in the wrong section, but I really don't know
where to start.

I need to send a Norton AV .VDB file to multiple computers on the network,
so it pulls definitions from the right server. The file should be placed
in
the same folder on all computers. I have about 200 computers to doing
them 1
by 1 will take forever. Can someone please advise me if there is a program
that I can use that will allow me to broadcast a file to the selected
groups
in Active Directory?

I really appreciate your time and help.
Thank you.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

You'd essentially need only a one-line CMD file:

copy \\servername\sharname\name_of_file.VDB
c:\directoryname\name_of_file.VDB

If you wanted to get really fancy and cut down on network traffic you could
add a flag file or use scripting to test to see if the source file is newer
than the existing file. These exercises I leave for the user to research
with Google or your favorite search engine.

You'd assign this logon script to each user and it would run when they log
in.

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Thank you for your reply. Is there a place where I can get instructions on
how to set it up?
Thank you very much.

Why not simply use a batch (CMD) file as part of the logon script to copy
the file?

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Hi there,

I am sorry if I am posting in the wrong section, but I really don't
know
where to start.

I need to send a Norton AV .VDB file to multiple computers on the
network,
so it pulls definitions from the right server. The file should be
placed
in
the same folder on all computers. I have about 200 computers to doing
them 1
by 1 will take forever. Can someone please advise me if there is a
program
that I can use that will allow me to broadcast a file to the selected
groups
in Active Directory?

I really appreciate your time and help.
Thank you.

 

[McSpreader]

You'd essentially need only a one-line CMD file:

copy \\servername\sharname\name_of_file.VDB
c:\directoryname\name_of_file.VDB

If you wanted to get really fancy and cut down on network
traffic you could add a flag file or use scripting to test to
see if the source file is newer than the existing file. These
exercises I leave for the user to research with Google or your
favorite search engine.

You'd assign this logon script to each user and it would run
when they log in.

This should do the trick:

xcopy /d \\servername\sharname\name_of_file.VDB
c:\directoryname\name_of_file.VDB

.... only copies a younger file.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Good catch! I didn't think of using XCOPY instead of COPY.

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[Guest]

Thank you very much for your help!

Good catch! I didn't think of using XCOPY instead of COPY.

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This should do the trick:

xcopy /d \\servername\sharname\name_of_file.VDB
c:\directoryname\name_of_file.VDB

... only copies a younger file.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Glad I could give you (half! <G>) the solution.

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Thank you very much for your help!

Good catch! I didn't think of using XCOPY instead of COPY.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
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You'd essentially need only a one-line CMD file:

copy \\servername\sharname\name_of_file.VDB
c:\directoryname\name_of_file.VDB

If you wanted to get really fancy and cut down on network
traffic you could add a flag file or use scripting to test to
see if the source file is newer than the existing file. These
exercises I leave for the user to research with Google or your
favorite search engine.

You'd assign this logon script to each user and it would run
when they log in.

This should do the trick:

xcopy /d \\servername\sharname\name_of_file.VDB
c:\directoryname\name_of_file.VDB

... only copies a younger file.