Deploying BGInfo using a GPO

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   Hello All,
Has anyone deployed the BGInfo utility with a configuration file via a GPO in a Server 2003 enviroment? Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
JD

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jdeagro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 11 July 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Quote Reply Topic: Deploying BGInfo using a GPO Posted: 11 July 2006 at 10:34am
	Hello All, Has anyone deployed the BGInfo utility with a configuration file via a GPO in a Server 2003 enviroment? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, JD

kbuchanan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12 July 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Quote Reply Posted: 13 July 2006 at 12:02am
	We have the bginfo.exe in the netlogon directory and have it called in the logon script. as such: %logonserver%\netlogon\LogonScripts\BGInfo\bginfo.exe %logonserver%\netlogon\LogonScripts\BGInfo\bginfo.bgi /timer:0 /silent ...works great! -Kevin

Edigs Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19 February 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Quote Reply Posted: 19 February 2007 at 7:31am
	kbuchanan I put my logon script in defaul domain policy; under Computer configuration. Nothing happens on my clients

SLMHC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 30 November 2006 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Quote Reply Posted: 01 March 2007 at 4:16pm
	try forcing the client to update gpo gpupdate /force Also if this is on a Win2k client computer config options will not work. I went with a user config logon script for 2 reasons. 1. I have a mix of 2k and XP clients 2. I didnt want system info showing up on the login screen

markvr Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 March 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Quote Reply Posted: 02 March 2007 at 5:59am
	Hi, I am using bginfo in a GP logon script: \\server\logonscripts\bginfo.exe \\server\logonscripts\bginfo.bgi /timer:0 /NOLICPROMPT /SILENT To update a SQL database which I've written a quick web form to search and show me the users IP from their name. Nothing should appear on their desktop. It works great except occasionally it doesn't use the config file, and instead just does the default option of displaying tons of data on their desktop. Only occasionally, and it seems to be random machines. Anyone got any ideas?! The system works great but I just can't deploy because of this issue.

markvr Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 March 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Quote Reply Posted: 02 March 2007 at 6:00am
	ps - regarding group policy if you have fast logon enabled (by default) then you need to reboot TWICE for it to take effect. I have more info at http://www.markvr.co.uk/article-1171386147.html

bobtrie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 May 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 23	Quote Reply Posted: 03 March 2007 at 4:20pm
	jdeagro, Edigs I am currently running BGinfo on my 2003 network with Active Directory,and have it sending the info to an SQL server. One thing you might want to think about is making a new GPO just for BGinfo. Your Default Domain, and Domain Controller policies should never be touched. If they get messed up you can not replace them if you have added things to your environment like exchange, if you mess up one that you made, you can just delete it and start over again . You can run it from a batch file in login script, in the users side of the GPO. Create a new GPO, Put it in the Users, login part of the GPO, reboot . Do you have Group Policy already forcing the background? markvr Currently we are showing some info on the desktop, so when the user puts in a Help-Desk request, he/she can give us info like the computer name. With BGinfo you can choose what info is displayed on the desktop. Do you have more then one login server, are all the computers on the same domain, can everyone get to the share that you put this in?

markvr Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 March 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Quote Reply Posted: 04 March 2007 at 12:15pm
	bobtrie: "Do you have more then one login server" - yes, several. "are all the computers on the same domain" - yes "can everyone get to the share that you put this in?" - yes, the bginfo.exe file is in the same directory as the config file with same permissions so if they can't access the config file they shouldn't be able to run the program either. It is random when it doesn't get applied, some users in the same OU and settings occasionally get it displaying, but not always. it'll be fine for someone, then they will log on one day and suddenly everything will appear on the dekstop. Strange. I think that if it can't find a config file it defaults to registry settings, then inbuilt defaults so I am trialling updating the users registry with a .reg file exported from my system for the bginfo settings so hopefully it provides a fall back. ie: regedit /S \\server\share\bginfo.reg \\server\share\bginfo.exe \\server\share\bginfo.bgi /silent.

bobtrie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 May 2006 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 23	Quote Reply Posted: 06 March 2007 at 11:02am
	Markvr, When the user gets all of the info on the desktop, does the info also go into your database? Can you see the login date, on the desktop of the ones that show all the info. Check that to make sure that it's not just an old desktop background showing up from maybe the script not running. Can all of this happen on one client, works fine, then doesn't work, then work?

markvr Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 02 March 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Quote Reply Posted: 07 March 2007 at 10:54am
	bobtrie, I think it might be updating the database, but I'm not entirely sure I'm afraid. It isn't a permissions thing, it happened to me this morning when I logged on, and I have admin rights to the script folder, and made no changes yesterday, it all just suddenly popped onto my desktop. It does seem to randomly display on the desktop for no apparent reason. Really quite frustrating, because otherwise it is a very useful utility!