Deploy BGInfo via GPO

Computer Configuration · net helpmsg 4006

   Akshay,

Thank you for the ADM template - it works just fine, well that is - I get a Security Warning when the GPO is executing my bginfo.cmd script from the DC1 share.

Environment:
DC1:
\\dc01\c$\Tools\bginfo\<all execs and scripts etc are located here>

Other servers are pointing to the above path/bginfo.cmd from the GPO. 

Question:
Any hints to get around the Security Warning? Do I have to copy the file to each server or ?

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mrmaceurope Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 February 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote mrmaceurope Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Deploy BGInfo via GPO Posted: 16 February 2010 at 8:52pm
	Akshay, Thank you for the ADM template - it works just fine, well that is - I get a Security Warning when the GPO is executing my bginfo.cmd script from the DC1 share. Environment: DC1: \\dc01\c$\Tools\bginfo\<all execs and scripts etc are located here> Other servers are pointing to the above path/bginfo.cmd from the GPO. Question: Any hints to get around the Security Warning? Do I have to copy the file to each server or ?

akshay.manke Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 29 June 2009 Location: India Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote akshay.manke Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 February 2010 at 11:30am
	Hello Aaron, There is a way for your need...... Firstly you need to customize the Bginfo.exe as per your requirement then, Create a .adm file using the following script. CLASS MACHINE CATEGORY !!BGInfoCustomSettings POLICY !!EnableBGInfo KEYNAME "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run" EXPLAIN !!EnableBGInfo_Explain PART !!BGInfoPath EDITTEXT EXPANDABLETEXT VALUENAME "PRG_BGInfo" END PART END POLICY END CATEGORY [Strings] BGInfoCustomSettings="BGInfo Policy" EnableBGInfo="Enable BGInfo" EnableBGInfo_Explain="Specify the path to your BGInfo batch file here." BGInfoPath="BGInfo Path:" After creating the above file create a new GPO or open an existing. Right Click on Computer Configuration then click on Add/Remove Templates, Then Click on Add and Give the path of .adm file, that we have created. Click on Close. After that, the new Setting will appear in the Administrative Templates "BGInfo Policy". Open the Container and double click on the policy setting "Enable BGInfo". Then click on Enable and then enter the path of the customized BGInfo.exe file with /timer:0 Switch and click Apply and OK. (For Example C:\testsystem\bginfo.exe /timer:0) Now Update the policy settings using gpupdate /force (On both Client and Server also) and check. Akshay N Manke.
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kghammond Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 25 September 2009 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote kghammond Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 25 September 2009 at 7:28pm
	We are deploying BGInfo using Group Policy Prefernces. We put our BGInfo exe and config file on the \\domain\netlogon\... share. We then create a shortcut to \\domain\netlogon\...\bginfo.exe via GPP and place it in the All Users Startup Start Menu folder. This works great. Alternatively you could use GPP to put the bginfo.exe and config file on the C:\ and then create the same shortcut and point it at c:\... The benefit of using GPP, is that we have this only applied to our server GPO's. Now, if bginfo would only shupport shadowing like backinfo :( Kevin

molotov Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 04 October 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 17492	Post Options Post Reply Quote molotov Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 September 2009 at 2:39pm
	Hi Brijesh, What does the dialog that appears when you click the Desktops button look like?
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bkc972004 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18 September 2009 Location: India Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote bkc972004 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 September 2009 at 5:00pm
	Hi, I am facing a problem while deploying the bginfo using gpo. I created a batch file bginfo.bat and added these below mentioned lines inside:- \\servername\sysvol\abc.com\scripts\BGInfo\Bginfo.exe \\servername\sysvol\abc.com\scripts\BGInfo\BGInfo.bgi /Timer:0 /NoLicPrompt I kept that batch file in gpo under user settings\windows settings\scripts (logon\logoff) But it is not working. Even if i run this batch file manually also its not running. Then i copied these files under c drive of a user's system and created one more batch file and added these lines C:\BGInfo\BGInfo.exe C:\BGInfo\BGInfo.bgi /timer:0 /NoLicPrompt It is still not working. but when i click on log off button then it shows in the background. It means it is running in the backend only but not showing on the desktop when any user is logged in. Please let me know some hint.

caryfields Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 27 July 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote caryfields Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 July 2005 at 12:11pm
	Just a minute ago I created a .msi file using SMS Installer, and attached it to an assigned GPO. It will silently install bginfo. I have it copy the files to the windows folder so I can have users run bginfo from the command prompt rather than on their desktop background. If you want the specifics you can PM me.

D1rtyJ00 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 09 June 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 146	Post Options Post Reply Quote D1rtyJ00 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 July 2005 at 1:46pm
	You can always push a login script via group policy, and have bginfo run from a network share so it doesn't get copied to each system.

apperrault Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 13 July 2005 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote apperrault Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 13 July 2005 at 12:24pm
	Hi everyone, Does anyone know if it is possible to deploy BGInfo via Windows 2003 GPOs? If so, how would I make sure that it puts it in the Startup folder, I want this on the desktops of all my computers. Thanks much aaron