installing the reg file without changing the local rights

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I am trying to Distribute Registry Changes on client computers (w2k
using an login.bat script.

regedit /s \\Server\NETLOGON\usrshel.reg

I can excute the script if I am in as an administrator but if a regular user logs on the script will not
execute. I would think it's because they don't have administrative rights on the loca
computers, which of course I do not want them to have
Is there some other way of installing the reg file withou
changing the local rights on the computers????
 
Unless you have disabled allowing the users to run registry editing tools,
they should be able to change most of the registry that only affects the
current user (HKCU hive), and depending on permissions, they can change some
of the registry that pertains to all users on the machine, too.

If the changes you wish to make are in the HKLM or HKU/Default hive, regular
users may not be able to change them. But, in this case, you should be able
to push the changes into the machines even if no one is logged on (since
these hives are always loaded), and you should only have to do this once for
each machine, not every time someone logs in (since if they can't change it
once, they won't be able to change it ever).
There are many remote registry changing tools available (many are
freeware/shareware) that can simplify this process.

Another way to do what you are trying (which is?) may be to use Windows system
policies (try searching for those last three words on Google).
You may also want to look at [mandatory profiles] and [default network
profile].

|I am trying to Distribute Registry Changes on client computers (w2k)
|using an login.bat script.
|
|regedit /s \\Server\NETLOGON\usrshel.reg
|
|I can excute the script if I am in as an administrator but if a regular user
| logs on the script will not
|execute. I would think it's because they don't have administrative rights on
| the local
|computers, which of course I do not want them to have.
|Is there some other way of installing the reg file without
|changing the local rights on the computers????
 
Unless you have disabled allowing the users to run registry editing tools,
they should be able to change most of the registry that only affects the
current user (HKCU hive), and depending on permissions, they can change some
of the registry that pertains to all users on the machine, too.

If the changes you wish to make are in the HKLM or HKU/Default hive, regular
users may not be able to change them. But, in this case, you should be able
to push the changes into the machines even if no one is logged on (since
these hives are always loaded), and you should only have to do this once for
each machine, not every time someone logs in (since if they can't change it
once, they won't be able to change it ever).
There are many remote registry changing tools available (many are
freeware/shareware) that can simplify this process.

Another way to do what you are trying (which is?) may be to use Windows system
policies (try searching for those last three words on Google).
You may also want to look at [mandatory profiles] and [default network
profile].

|I am trying to Distribute Registry Changes on client computers (w2k)
|using an login.bat script.
|
|regedit /s \\Server\NETLOGON\usrshel.reg
|
|I can excute the script if I am in as an administrator but if a regular user
| logs on the script will not
|execute. I would think it's because they don't have administrative rights on
| the local
|computers, which of course I do not want them to have.
|Is there some other way of installing the reg file without
|changing the local rights on the computers????
 
litchj said:
I am trying to Distribute Registry Changes on client computers (w2k)
using an login.bat script.

regedit /s \\Server\NETLOGON\usrshel.reg

I can excute the script if I am in as an administrator but if a regular user logs on the script will not
execute. I would think it's because they don't have administrative rights on the local
computers, which of course I do not want them to have.
Is there some other way of installing the reg file without
changing the local rights on the computers????
Click to expand...

Hi

You might get it to work using a Runas wrapper utility or similar, take a look
here:

http://groups.google.com/[email protected]
 
litchj said:
I am trying to Distribute Registry Changes on client computers (w2k)
using an login.bat script.

regedit /s \\Server\NETLOGON\usrshel.reg

I can excute the script if I am in as an administrator but if a regular user logs on the script will not
execute. I would think it's because they don't have administrative rights on the local
computers, which of course I do not want them to have.
Is there some other way of installing the reg file without
changing the local rights on the computers????
Click to expand...

Hi

You might get it to work using a Runas wrapper utility or similar, take a look
here:

http://groups.google.com/[email protected]
 
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