Microsoft KB Archive/173529

= Using Batch Files to Automate Networking Tasks =

Article ID: 173529

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q173529



SUMMARY
This article demonstrates a few ways to use Windows NT command extensions in conjunction with Windows NT Resource Kit utilities within batch files to automate common networking tasks.

The following tasks will be illustrated:


 * How to automate the addition of Domain\Domain Users global group to each of the member servers Change the system time user right.
 * How to add files to many users' home directories.
 * How to restart services on all domain controllers within a domain.

How to Automate the Addition of Domain\Domain Users
How to automate the addition of "Domain\Domain Users" global group to each of the member servers "Change the system time" user right.


 * 1) Create the Addtime.bat and Addtime2.BAT files listed below.
 * 2) Run Addtime.bat with administrator privileges from a computer running Windows NT. This batch file creates a list of member servers using the Windows NT Resource Kit utility Netdom.exe. The output of NETDOM gets redirected to a file, which in turn, gets parsed using the FOR command (part of Windows NT command extensions). The Addtime2.bat file gets called for each instance of \\ServerName within the Netdom.txt file. The Addtime2.bat file then issues the Windows NT Resource Kit utility Ntrights.exe to add Domain\Domain Users global group to each of the member servers Change the system time user right. The output of NTRIGHTS gets written to a file called Log.txt.

Filename: Addtime.bat

echo off cls echo Creating a list of member servers. echo. netdom member > netdom.txt echo Adding "Change System Time" right to Member Servers... echo. if exist log.txt del log.txt for /F "skip=6 tokens=4" %%a in (netdom.txt) do   call ADDTIME2.bat %%a echo. echo -- echo - Done! Check LOG.TXT for status information.- echo --

Filename: ADDTIME2.BAT

echo Adding right to %1... ntrights -u "domain users" -m %1 +r SeSystemTimePrivilege >> log.txt

How to Add Files to Many Users' Home Directories
To add files to many users' home directories, perform the following steps:


 * 1) Create the Addfile.bat and Addfile2.bat files listed below.
 * 2) Run Addfile.bat   with administrative privileges from a computer running Windows NT. The Addfile.bat file simply issues a DIR command and redirects the output to a file, which in turn gets parsed using the FOR command (part of Windows NT command extensions). The Addfile2.bat file gets called once for each directory name listed in the Dir.txt file. The Addfile2.bat file issues a copy command to copy the file to each user directories.

Filename: ADDFILE.BAT

v echo off cls IF (%1)== GOTO NoParams IF (%2)== GOTO NoParams Echo Creating directory listing... dir %1 > dir.txt for /F "skip=7 tokens=4" %%a in (dir.txt) do call addfile2.bat %%a %1 %2 echo - echo - Done! - echo - GOTO Bottom
 * NoParams

ECHO usage: ADDFILE [Parent Directory] [File to Add] ECHO. ECHO i.e.- ADDFILE C:\PROFILES MyFile.lnk ECHO.
 * Bottom

Filename: ADDFILE2.BAT

if (%1)== goto bottom if (%1)==(bytes) goto bottom copy %3 %2\%1
 * bottom

How to Restart Services On All Domain Controllers Within a Domain
To restart service on all domain controllers within a domain, perform the following steps:


 * 1) Create the Restart.bat and Restart2.bat files listed below.
 * 2) Run the Restart.bat Service Name from a computer running Windows NT using administrator privileges. The Restart.bat file issues the Windows NT Resource Kit utility NETDOM to create a file called Netdom.txt. The Netdom.txt file gets parsed using the FOR command (part of Windows NT command extensions). Each \\DomainControllerName gets passed to the Restart2.bat file where the Windows NT Resource Kit utility NETSVC command gets issued to stop and start the Service Name entered at the command prompt.

Filename: RESTART.BAT

echo off cls if (%1)== goto NoParams netdom bdc > netdom.txt for /F "skip=6 tokens=4" %%a in (netdom.txt) do call restart2.bat %%a %1 echo - echo - Done! - echo - goto bottom
 * NoParams

echo usage: RESTART "Service Name" echo. echo. i.e.- RESTART "License Logging Service" echo.
 * bottom

Filename: RESTART2.BAT

echo Restarting %2 on %1 netsvc %2 %1 /stop netsvc %2 %1 /start echo.

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