Controlling LM and NT Logon Script Configurations with SMS

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1. The Systems Management Server Site Configuration Manager will only attempt to modify a users profile if it is blank (no logon script specified), or if it already contains the SMSLS script name.
   
   If an existing script is detected that is not SMSLS, Systems Management Server then performs several operations:
   1. Systems Management Server first makes a copy of the script as it exists in the REPL$\SCRIPTS directory using a temporary name. The temporary file will be opened and the following two (start and end) encapsulation comment strings will be looked for:
      • Systems Management Server 1.0:

                    REM Microsoft Systems Management Server (start)
        
                    REM SMS Build <xxx>
                    if "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" call smsls
                    if "%OS%" == "" call %0\..\smsls
        
                    REM Microsoft Systems Management Server (end)
        							

      • Systems Management Server 1.1:

                    REM Microsoft Systems Management Server (start)
        
                    REM SMS Build 692
        
                    call %0\..\smsls
        
                    REM Microsoft Systems Management Server (end)
        							

   2. If the start and end strings are present, the file will not be modified (allowing the administrator to edit the changes between them and preserve them). If these strings are not present they will be added in, either at the top of the script or appended to the bottom of the script depending on the selections made in Systems Management Server Administrator (<Site Properties><Clients>). The modified file will then replace the actual script file and the original script file will be saved with a sequentially numbered extension like "000".
2. If the script specified does not include either a .BAT or .CMD file extension, Systems Management Server will ignore this script and will not attempt items 1a or 1b above. This is by design for Systems Management Server version 1.0 to provide the administrator with the capability of bypassing certain user accounts from the Systems Management Server logon script automatic configuration. This feature is under review and will be considered for inclusion in a future release.