I am writing a script that needs to update the time before attempting to join a domain (via sysprep). The problem is that if I just issue the Time command the local admin account doesn't have the domain privileges to access the time server or in this case any time server on the domain. I’m converting an existing Batch script that used the follwing technique to get around the problem:
Code:
rem ** Establish User permissions with rights on the xxx domain **
Net use \\%DOMAIN_CONTROLLER% %DOMAIN_USER_PASSWORD% /user:%CURRENT_DOMAIN%\%DOMAIN_USERNAME%
Cls
rem ** Set time **
Net TIME /DOMAIN:%CURRENT_DOMAIN% /Set
I have roughed up a KiXtart version of the same but have not tested it.. I suspect that it will not work.
Code:
; ** Establish User permissions with rights on the xxx domain **
Use "\\"+$DOMAIN_CONTROLLER /user:$LOGON_DOMIAN+"\"+$DOMAIN_USERNAME /password:$DOMAIN_USER_PASSWORD
CLS
; ** Set Time and Date**
SetTime $LOGON_DOMIAN
Is their an equivalent or more elegant method under KiXtart?
The lack of a specific drive letter or wildcard was deliberate with the batch script. The command completes without mapping anything and changes the current user for the “net time” and subsequent commands. I wanted to avoid mapping a share because I can't guarantee that the same share will be available on every time server in other geographical regions. All the time command requires is an authenticated domain user account - not access to the time server. One option I suppose would be to find or create a globally accessible share that won’t disappear in the near future but I was hoping to find a more elegant approach. Any ideas?
#144897 - 2005-08-0509:54 PMRe: Run script as another user
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Was in a hurry so didn't post FULL line, but thought he would get the idea.
Though mapping to the IPC$ might not be sufficient as it is only for Inter Process Communications between certain processes. In the past I know that some things won't work with only the IPC$ mapped, but your milage may vary.
