User Login Script

All users opening an Author-it session from a Client Computer working through an Application Server should use Mapped Drives to separate their individual data from other clients using the same Application Server. Ideally, they will use a Mapped Drive for all private data.

Author-it allows only one session per Client Computer and the Client Computer Name is used to determine this. Application Servers use the environment variable %CLIENTNAME% to distinguish between Client Computers.

When a user logs in to a domain, there is the option to run a login script. This is the ideal time to ensure that:

• unique folders exists for the Client Computer
• each Client Folder is mapped to a consistent drive letter

The Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q195461 deals with How to Set Up a Logon Script Only for Terminal Service Users. This has mixed results and doesn't work on some servers. If it doesn't run, try this registry fix.

Note: If you still can't get the Logon Script to run after reading the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article Q195461 try moving the script to:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Example Login Script

This login script assumes the following client/server names and paths:

This script should be run at login for all users accessing Author-it via an Application Server:

net use P: "\\MYDATA\Author-it 5" /persistent:no

if exist "P:\Clients\%CLIENTNAME%\." goto :COPYDONE

cd /d "P:\Clients"

md "%CLIENTNAME%"

cd /d "%CLIENTNAME%"

md "Publishing"

md "Logs"

md "Dictionaries"

cd /d "Dictionaries"

xcopy /e /s /v "P:\Dictionaries"

:COPYDONE

net use P: /delete

net use P: "\\MYDATA\Author-it 5\Clients\%CLIENTNAME%" /persistent:no