OT: XP Workgroup

Slightly unusual situation. Up to ~50 XP Pro SP2 workstations. 100+ users
with regular changes. Tightly defined user profiles required and 2 different
profiles plus Admin.

Because of the environment and application they cannot join a domain and be
administered thus. No generic users accounts. They can all share a common
Workgroup name and they will all be on the same LAN segment.

Obviously going around all the workstations and creating/deleting accounts
will be a mountainous task fraught with potential mistakes. Does the Group
know of a utility that would help, on CD, local HDD or even better
networked.

I know of an app called my-sanity but that was for W2000.
Even perhaps some kind of script taking names/details from an ASCII file.

--
Hog
'03 ST4S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400

>
> It's a complicated world.
> Some of them control a Class2B clinical device and the CE certification is
> against a particular software config. The OEM excludes joining a domain.
> Also on this LAN segment there is no domain controller.
> And other reasons.
> It just *is* and I hope to find a solution.
>

Why dont you setup the control to your class B clinical device using a
terminal services/citrix server, that way your
software config never changes. The people who need to use it then
authenticate on a domain that you can then
administer.

The systems are never linked.

Miles Reading wrote:
>> It's a complicated world.
>> Some of them control a Class2B clinical device and the CE
>> certification is against a particular software config. The OEM
>> excludes joining a domain. Also on this LAN segment there is no
>> domain controller.
>> And other reasons.
>> It just *is* and I hope to find a solution.
>>
>
> Why dont you setup the control to your class B clinical device using a
> terminal services/citrix server, that way your
> software config never changes. The people who need to use it then
> authenticate on a domain that you can then
> administer.
>
> The systems are never linked.

Hmm interesting but it's a tight and inflexible environment delivering MeV
x-rays. We can't make *any* change on the Linac controller whatsoever and
the radiographer will always be sitting in the control room. Some of the
workstations do run RD for OEM intervention but ultimately not the LCS.

--
Hog
'03 ST4S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400

On 31 Jul, 16:24, "Hog" <hogS...@freenetCHIPS.co.uk> wrote:
>
> I know of an app called my-sanity but that was for W2000.
> Even perhaps some kind of script taking names/details from an ASCII file.

Check out Autoit. It can read files and so all kinds of clever stuiff:

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/

I use it loads. It rocks. Very useful for automating repeated tasks.

--

Pete Fisher in France

On 2007-07-31 16:24:25 +0100, "Hog" <hogSPAM@freenetCHIPS.co.uk> said:

> Slightly unusual situation. Up to ~50 XP Pro SP2 workstations. 100+
> users with regular changes. Tightly defined user profiles required and
> 2 different profiles plus Admin.
>
> Because of the environment and application they cannot join a domain
> and be administered thus. No generic users accounts. They can all
> share a common Workgroup name and they will all be on the same LAN
> segment.
>
> Obviously going around all the workstations and creating/deleting
> accounts will be a mountainous task fraught with potential mistakes.
> Does the Group know of a utility that would help, on CD, local HDD or
> even better networked.
>
> I know of an app called my-sanity but that was for W2000.
> Even perhaps some kind of script taking names/details from an ASCII file.

Hyena possibly

	#1
Hog	OT: XP Workgroup - User Account management Slightly unusual situation. Up to ~50 XP Pro SP2 workstations. 100+ users with regular changes. Tightly defined user profiles required and 2 different profiles plus Admin. Because of the environment and application they cannot join a domain and be administered thus. No generic users accounts. They can all share a common Workgroup name and they will all be on the same LAN segment. Obviously going around all the workstations and creating/deleting accounts will be a mountainous task fraught with potential mistakes. Does the Group know of a utility that would help, on CD, local HDD or even better networked. I know of an app called my-sanity but that was for W2000. Even perhaps some kind of script taking names/details from an ASCII file. -- Hog '03 ST4S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400

	#2
Miles Reading	Re: OT: XP Workgroup - User Account management > > It's a complicated world. > Some of them control a Class2B clinical device and the CE certification is > against a particular software config. The OEM excludes joining a domain. > Also on this LAN segment there is no domain controller. > And other reasons. > It just is and I hope to find a solution. > Why dont you setup the control to your class B clinical device using a terminal services/citrix server, that way your software config never changes. The people who need to use it then authenticate on a domain that you can then administer. The systems are never linked.

	#4
peter@ps-fisher.demon.co.uk	Re: OT: XP Workgroup - User Account management On 31 Jul, 16:24, "Hog" <hogS...@freenetCHIPS.co.uk> wrote: > > I know of an app called my-sanity but that was for W2000. > Even perhaps some kind of script taking names/details from an ASCII file. Check out Autoit. It can read files and so all kinds of clever stuiff: http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/ I use it loads. It rocks. Very useful for automating repeated tasks. -- Pete Fisher in France

	#5
guig	Re: OT: XP Workgroup - User Account management On 2007-07-31 16:24:25 +0100, "Hog" <hogSPAM@freenetCHIPS.co.uk> said: > Slightly unusual situation. Up to ~50 XP Pro SP2 workstations. 100+ > users with regular changes. Tightly defined user profiles required and > 2 different profiles plus Admin. > > Because of the environment and application they cannot join a domain > and be administered thus. No generic users accounts. They can all > share a common Workgroup name and they will all be on the same LAN > segment. > > Obviously going around all the workstations and creating/deleting > accounts will be a mountainous task fraught with potential mistakes. > Does the Group know of a utility that would help, on CD, local HDD or > even better networked. > > I know of an app called my-sanity but that was for W2000. > Even perhaps some kind of script taking names/details from an ASCII file. Hyena possibly