Logon Script Not Working

[Adam]

I have a Win98 pc that I use to log on to a W2K server. I
put a login script in the "logon script" box under
the "profile" tab in the properties page for the user
object. I logon using that user name on the win98 pc, and
the script does not run. Yet, if I logon using a w2k pc,
the script runs. I've seen KB274442 and that issue
doesn't seem to apply here because the logon script is
a .bat file. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[Matthew J Myers]

I allways put the script in the sys vol scripts then just
tell the name of the logon file. The .bat will work for
you with the normal commands like net use p:
\\server\public it will not run time commands or copy a
profile this stuff only works with windows 2000 or with a
script agent loaded on the win 9x box.

 

[Craqon]

Also make sure the Win98 PC logs into a domain, and not
just a workgroup.

Also fill the blanks under DNS. That solved most our
issues with the similiar scenario.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

What's in the login script? W98 uses some different commands. Can you
manually run it after the user logs in at that PC, from the netlogon share

 

[Adam]

What do you mean by "tell the name of the logon file?"
With the script.bat file in the sysvol\domain\scripts\
folder, and the name of that script specified on the
profile tab, shouldn't the script run? My script is
trying to start a program using the following line.

Start \\server\public\app.exe

 

[Adam]

my logon script contains the following line

Start \\SERVERNAME\public\app.exe

where SERVERNAME is the name of my server.

Oddly enough, I can see the netlogon share underneath my
server in Windows Explorer from this win98 pc. I can see
the script file. When I double-click the script file, up
pops app.exe. So the script seems to be working fine with
the Win98 machine, it's just something that's keeping the
pc from running the script in the first place. Any more
thoughts?

 

[Todd]

Login scripts are more or less designed to work with
a 'network' operating system. Win98 was not designed as a
network OS. That's what NT and 2000 and XP pro are for.
If you want your Win98 users to run a login script when
they log in you can do one of to things. Put a shortcut
to the login script in their STARTUP and it will run when
they login or you can put a shortcut on their desktop and
have them open it after they log in.

 

[Adam]

It sounds like you're telling me there's no way to make a
win98 client run a logon script...

Regardless of whether the OS was designed to be in a
standalone or network environment, something as
rudamentary as a logon script should surely be possible.
What is "Client for Microsoft Networks" for then?

 

[Todd]

That is what I am telling you. In my 7 years experience
with login scripts running in a NT4 and 2000 environment
they sometimes run on WIN98 but for the most part do not.
They are not reliable with WIN98.