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#176056 - 2007-05-07 05:55 PM Delete something from All Users profile
DrUltima DrUltima Fresh Scripter Registered: 2002-08-16 Posts: 21 Loc: Nashville, TN, USA	I would like to be able to delete a file in the all users\desktop. To find it: Code: CASE EXIST("%USERPROFILE%\desktop\EMR.RDP")=1 OR EXIST("%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\desktop\EMR.RDP")=1 I want to delete it if it is in either location. I know permission is not an issue under %userprofile%, but it is under %allusersprofile%. Figured there is a way to set the a variable to be the actual file location, should it exist, and then delete that from another line, but I also don't know how to do that. I know I can break that into two different cases, if that is easier. Any guidance would be appreciated.
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#176059 - 2007-05-07 06:51 PM Re: Delete something from All Users profile [Re: DrUltima]
eriqjaffe eriqjaffe Hey THIS is FUN Registered: 2004-06-24 Posts: 214 Loc: Arlington Heights, IL USA	Something like this? Code: SELECT CASE EXIST("%USERPROFILE%\desktop\EMR.RDP") DEL "%USERPROFILE%\desktop\EMR.RDP" CASE EXIST("%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\desktop\EMR.RDP") DEL "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\desktop\EMR.RDP CASE 1 ; No Action Taken ENDSELECT That doesn't take permissions into account, but it's a way of checking for the file and deleting it. As written, if the file happens to exist in both places, it'll only get deleted from %USERPROFILE% due to the nature of SELECT/CASE statements. An alternate method would be just having an IF/ENDIF statement for each possible location.
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#176070 - 2007-05-07 07:29 PM

Re: Delete something from All Users profile [Re: eriqjaffe]

DrUltima Offline

Fresh Scripter

Registered: 2002-08-16
Posts: 21
Loc: Nashville, TN, USA

I apprecaite the post. I was really wanting to know about the permissions to be able to delete the all users\desktop file...

Here is the logic I was going to use...

Code:

$CompName = @HOSTNAME

SELECT
	CASE InStr($CompName,"TNHQ")
		; Do nothing, but tell them why.
		? "    EMR Icon is not installed on Corporate computers."
	CASE EXIST("%USERPROFILE%\desktop\EMR2.RDP")=1 OR EXIST("%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\desktop\EMR2.RDP")=1
		; Do nothing, but tell them why...
		? "    EMR Icon already exists on your desktop."
	CASE EXIST("%USERPROFILE%\desktop\EMR.RDP")=1 OR EXIST("%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\desktop\EMR.RDP")=1
		? "    I am deleting link to EMR1 from your desktop."
		IF EXIST("%USERPROFILE%\desktop\EMR.RDP")=1
			DEL "%USERPROFILE%\desktop\EMR.RDP"
			CALL "errortrap.kix"
		ENDIF
		IF EXIST("%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\desktop\EMR.RDP")=1
			DEL "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\desktop\EMR.RDP"
			CALL "errortrap.kix"
		ENDIF
		? "    I am copying the EMR2 Icon to your desktop."
		COPY "\\$dc-dc1\netlogon\EMR2.RDP" "%USERPROFILE%\desktop\EMR2.RDP"
		CALL "errortrap.kix"
	CASE 1
		; Copy the .rdp file from the local DC to the local user's desktop.
		? "    I am copying the EMR2 Icon to your desktop."
		COPY "\\$dc-dc1\netlogon\EMR2.RDP" "%USERPROFILE%\desktop\EMR2.RDP"
		CALL "errortrap.kix"
ENDSELECT

I just know for a fact that the DEL "%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\desktop\EMR.RDP" will fail because of permissions. I just wanted to know how to get around that, perhaps by calling the script with administrative access.

Edited by DrUltima (2007-05-07 10:44 PM)
Edit Reason: Added code

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#176089 - 2007-05-08 04:48 AM Re: Delete something from All Users profile [Re: DrUltima]
Les Les KiX Master Registered: 2001-06-11 Posts: 12734 Loc: fortfrances.on.ca	Originally Posted By: DrUltima I just wanted to know how to get around that, perhaps by calling the script with administrative access. Sure, just run it as a GPO startup script. _________________________ Give a man a fish and he will be back for more. Slap him with a fish and he will go away forever.
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#176120 - 2007-05-08 07:18 PM Re: Delete something from All Users profile [Re: Les]
noobness noobness Fresh Scripter Registered: 2006-01-05 Posts: 32	My thoughts exactly.... we use login / start up scripts... the startup scripts are used for anything that would require administrative permissions since local admin is removed from users. You can use GPO's to specify the startup script. Computer Configuration > Windows Settings > Scripts JD
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