Replacing a File Via a GPO

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I posted this question in the Windows 2000 General but had no response so
I'll try it here. I want to be able to create a custom "hosts" file and
replace the "hosts" on every system that's attached to my domain
automatically without having to touch each of these systems. Is there any
way that I can accomplish this via a GPO or script. If anyone has examples
or answers that would be great. Thanks very much for any help.

-Shane M. Ely
 
You could include a basic computer startup script that did this and apply it
with Group Policy. Something like this or along these lines:

del c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
copy \\fileserver\share\hosts c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
 
Hi,
You could include a basic computer startup script that did this and
apply it with Group Policy. Something like this or along these lines:
del c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
copy \fileserver\share\hosts
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c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

This is what I do a lot as well. Startup scripts work great. However,
you do have to restart the machine to have them take affect. I use
shutdown.exe which is a cool little program you can setup in a batch
file. It logs users off with a message and then resarts the machine.

Cheers,

Lara
 
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