On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 9:35 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd think that it would be the ability to copy files and folders from a > remote location that > would be the definition required in this case.
You could do an "IF EXIST \\server\share\path\file.txt ..." (or the moral equivalent in your scripting language of choice) then. Make sure that script is asynchronous from the rest of computer startup, or the startup will hang waiting for a while if the network isn't up. If you want to loop/retry, suggest using a SLEEP call (or equivalent) to suspend the process for a minute or three. That's a lot less rude than spinning in a loop, and a lot less kludgy than ping'ing an invalid address. > Basically I have a lot of clients who insist on using the Computer Startup > trigger to do things (like copy files and folders to the endpoint). Consider using standard Group Policy for that. GP scripts/preferences don't run if the network isn't working (which, in this case, I think means, "Can files be read from SYSVOL on a DC?"). -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
