Right,

I need to add a domain security group to the local admin group on machines & i have been told we cannot do it through AD as it will knock out any other users that have been manually put into the odd machines local admin group.

How can I automate the process of adding a domain security group to the local admin group on install?

Also,

from the runonce i want the defragmenter "mmc dfrg.msc"

to open & run a defragmentation. how can i automate this with what switches to set it running.? I know this can run behind the scenes but i need this to run visually.

all help is greatly apreciated..

Edited March 17, 200620 yr by chiners_68

I need to add a domain security group to the local admin group on machines & i have been told we cannot do it through AD as it will knock out any other users that have been manually put into the odd machines local admin group. How can I automate the process of adding a domain security group to the local admin group on install

Here's how I do it:

I have a file called Admins.cmd that contains the following code:

net localgroup "Administrators" /ADD "MFC\TN_DTS_WrkAdm"

It's saved in the $1\Installs folder on the CD. This is called by the following statement in RunOnce:

REG ADD %KEY%\075 /VE /D "Adding Administrators" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\075 /V 1 /D "%systemdrive%\install\admins.cmd" /f

Hope this helps!

Here is a defrag script that runs hidden

Const Hidden = 0,Normal = 1,Min = 2
  Const HD = 2
  Dim Act, Fso, Drv
   Set Act = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
   Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
   Set Drv = Fso.Drives
	For Each objDrv in Drv
	 If objDrv.DriveType = HD Then 
		Act.Run("Defrag.exe " & objDrv & "\  -F"),Hidden,True
	 End if
   Next

gunsmokingman you weren't kidding when you said you know how to script!

Thanks, here is one in Js Script this has a pop up that will tell you what drive it defragging

Save As Defrag.js

var Fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
	var Act = new ActiveXObject("Wscript.Shell");
	var Drv, strDrv, s, Defrag, V;  V = "\\"
	Disk()
   function Disk()
   {for ( var objEnum = new Enumerator(Fso.drives);!objEnum.atEnd();objEnum.moveNext())
	{Drv = objEnum.item()
	 if (Drv.IsReady) {if (Drv.DriveType == "2")
	  Defrag = Act.Popup ("Preparing To Defrag This Drive, " + Drv.Path +
	  V+'\n'+ "Volume Name : " +Drv.VolumeName ,5,"Temp Stop", 0 + 32);
	  Act.Run("Defrag.exe " +Drv.Path+V+ "  -F",0,true);
   }} return;}

Thanks Guys...

Right,

Im runnig this script for defragmenting.

var Fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");

var Act = new ActiveXObject("Wscript.Shell");

var Drv, strDrv, s, Defrag, V; V = "\\"

Disk()

function Disk()

{for ( var objEnum = new Enumerator(Fso.drives);!objEnum.atEnd();objEnum.moveNext())

{Drv = objEnum.item()

if (Drv.IsReady) {if (Drv.DriveType == "2")

Defrag = Act.Popup ("Preparing To Defrag This Drive, " + Drv.Path +

V+'\n'+ "Volume Name : " +Drv.VolumeName ,5,"Temp Stop", 0 + 32);

Act.Run("Defrag.exe " +Drv.Path+V+ " -F",0,true);

}} return;}

but it runs silently without a progress bar or anything..

This uses the cmd interface to defrag so there is no progress bar I have set it so it sits min on the task bar.

Save As Defrag_Min.js

var Fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
	var Act = new ActiveXObject("Wscript.Shell");
	var Drv, strDrv, s, Defrag, V;  V = "\\"
	Disk()
   function Disk()
   {for ( var objEnum = new Enumerator(Fso.drives);!objEnum.atEnd();objEnum.moveNext())
	{Drv = objEnum.item()
	 if (Drv.IsReady) {if (Drv.DriveType == "2")
	  Defrag = Act.Popup ("Preparing To Defrag This Drive, " + Drv.Path +
	  V+'\n'+ "Volume Name : " +Drv.VolumeName ,5,"Temp Stop", 0 + 32);
	  Act.Run("Defrag.exe " +Drv.Path+V+ "  -F",2,true);
   }} return;}

Yhis makes it the max size

Save As Defrag_Max.js

var Fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
	var Act = new ActiveXObject("Wscript.Shell");
	var Drv, strDrv, s, Defrag, V;  V = "\\"
	Disk()
   function Disk()
   {for ( var objEnum = new Enumerator(Fso.drives);!objEnum.atEnd();objEnum.moveNext())
	{Drv = objEnum.item()
	 if (Drv.IsReady) {if (Drv.DriveType == "2")
	  Defrag = Act.Popup ("Preparing To Defrag This Drive, " + Drv.Path +
	  V+'\n'+ "Volume Name : " +Drv.VolumeName ,5,"Temp Stop", 0 + 32);
	  Act.Run("Defrag.exe " +Drv.Path+V+ "  -F",1,true);
   }} return;}