log in script

[gerrieb]

In Windows 2000 Server, how do I create a Login Message that briefly appears to all users on the network .

Thanks for any help
gb

 

[Quick Reply]

there is something in group edit, if not you can add this to your login script

regedit /s \\Server\netlogon\alert.reg

alert.reg looks like

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"LegalNoticeCaption"="Logon Message"
"LegalNoticeText"="Message goes here"

or if you want a message to display in the actual script, you could add this to your script

echo off
cls
echo Message of the day:
echo --------------------------
echo Your text goes here,
echo It can take up
echo about 20 lines
echo before the dos window
echo starts scrolling the start
echo of this message
pause

just in case you didn't know
"echo off" - dont print the C:\>command.exe bit in on each line
"cls" - command for clearing the screen
"pause" - requires the user to press a key before the script continues
you can also use "pause > nul" if you dont want the "Press any key to continue . . ." to be displayed

if you want more info on logon scripts check out....
http://is-it-true.org/nt/atips/atips315.shtml
http://www.univ-st-etienne.fr/criter/recherche/winnt/doc/ntbat.html
http://info.unix-fu.org/Windows9x/Win95/Win95-FAQ-7.txt

I hope this helps you