<samba:parameter name="logon script" context="G" advanced="1" developer="1" type="string" xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> <description> <para>This parameter specifies the batch file (.bat) or NT command file (.cmd) to be downloaded and run on a machine when a user successfully logs in. The file must contain the DOS style CR/LF line endings. Using a DOS-style editor to create the file is recommended.</para> <para>The script must be a relative path to the [netlogon] service. If the [netlogon] service specifies a <link linkend="PATH"> <parameter moreinfo="none">path</parameter></link> of <filename moreinfo="none">/usr/local/samba/netlogon</filename>, and <command moreinfo="none">logon script = STARTUP.BAT</command>, then the file that will be downloaded is:</para> <para><filename moreinfo="none">/usr/local/samba/netlogon/STARTUP.BAT</filename></para> <para>The contents of the batch file are entirely your choice. A suggested command would be to add <command moreinfo="none">NET TIME \\SERVER /SET /YES</command>, to force every machine to synchronize clocks with the same time server. Another use would be to add <command moreinfo="none">NET USE U: \\SERVER\UTILS</command> for commonly used utilities, or <screen> <userinput>NET USE Q: \\SERVER\ISO9001_QA</userinput></screen> for example.</para> <para>Note that it is particularly important not to allow write access to the [netlogon] share, or to grant users write permission on the batch files in a secure environment, as this would allow the batch files to be arbitrarily modified and security to be breached.</para> <para>This option takes the standard substitutions, allowing you to have separate logon scripts for each user or machine.</para> <para>This option is only useful if Samba is set up as a logon server.</para> </description> <value type="default"></value> <value type="example">scripts\%U.bat</value> </samba:parameter>