Active Directory Administration Cookbook

How it works...

There are four types of script you can use with Group Policy:

• Logon scripts (User Configuration)
• Logoff scripts (User Configuration)
• Startup scripts (Computer Configuration)
• Shutdown scripts (Computer Configuration)

It is good practice to reference a script name in the Active Directory System Volume (SYSVOL). This way, unavailability of a server doesn't mean unavailability of the scripts you use to manage (part of) an environment. By default, when you type a script into the Script Name field, Group Policy assumes that the script is located in the Scripts folder in SYSVOL.