Process Script when machine authenticates?

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Nate Evans

I am not sure if this is the right place for this
question, or if there is any solution to the problem. We
are supporting a number of workstations in the field that
are connecting to our site using a third party vpn
service. They are authenticated by our domain
controllers. Since they aren't connected to our network
when they log in, they do not process any login scripts.
I'm looking for a way to get them to process a script
when their machine gets authenticated by our domain
controllers. Is this possible?

Thanks
 
Hi Nate,
Yes this is possible but is depends on the 3rd party dial up you are
using. The only way you process logon scripts on an NT based system is if
the Machine\System account also authenticates to the domain, not just the
user account.

1. If the system account\Machine is part of the domain, then you have to
use "Dial-up Networking to logon on domain" option from the CTRL-ALT-DEL
menu. Some 3rd party dial up didn't provide the functionality although the
API's are avialable for them to do so.

2. If the system account is not part of the domain, and the user only logs
on, then the 3rd Party Dial Up would have to provide the functionality
either by pushing to the client from the Dial Up Server or launching it
locally after the connection was made.

We provide both functions the first being built into the OS when a member
of the domain. The second by deploying a CMAK connection to your clients.
CMAK=Connection Manager, this can be installed on any W2K or W2K3 Server
to create the package.

Hope this Helps!

Alan Wood[MSFT]

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