Windows 95 Clients Receive Logon Scripts Inconsistently from Server

ID: Q242093

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to log on to a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based network from a Microsoft Windows 95-based client computer, the client computer may receive and run logon scripts inconsistently from the domain controllers.


CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the logon script is not replicated to the backup domain controller (BDC), or if the logon script name is incorrect in a relevant location.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, make sure that the name and location of the logon script are correct in the relevant files and folders:

  1. For each user account, follow these steps:


    1. At the primary domain controller (PDC), start User Manager for Domains, and then double-click the user name.


    2. Click Profile, note the file name listed in the Logon Script Name box, and then click OK.


  2. Check the Netlogon shares for the correct spelling and location of the scripts:


    1. Make sure the logon script names that you noted in the user accounts match the script names listed in the %SystemRoot%\System32\Repl\Export\Scripts folder on the PDC.


    2. If you use directory replication to synchronize the PDC with the BDCs, make sure that the script name on the PDC is in the %SystemRoot%\System32\Repl\Export\Scripts folder on the exporting server. This ensures that all domain controllers receive the scripts. If you change the contents of this folder, force the replication.


    3. If you do not use directory replication to synchronize the domain controllers, make sure that the script file is present in all the Netlogon shares on each domain controller.



MORE INFORMATION

You can also:

  • Map a drive directly to the domain controller's Netlogon share and run the script manually.


  • Create a shortcut to the logon script and place the shortcut in the StartUp folder on the client computer.


For more information about how to determine whether the script file is in the correct location, and about how to identify the server that validates a Windows 95-based client and set the client to automatically show which domain controller validated the logon, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q150898 How to Display Domain Logon Confirmation in Windows

Additional query words: profile netlogon import

Keywords :
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb


Last Reviewed: January 3, 2000
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