[Samba] long scripts

[Peter Carlson]

On 10/14/22 08:16, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
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> On 14/10/2022 16:08, Peter Carlson via samba wrote:
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>> On 10/14/22 08:03, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
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>>> On 14/10/2022 15:44, David Mulder via samba wrote:
>>>> On 10/14/22 8:21 AM, Peter Carlson via samba wrote:
>>>>> This is only partly a samba question and more a AD/GPO question
>>>>>
>>>>> I would like to have it setup via GPO that users when logging into 
>>>>> windows run login.ps1 and when logging in to linux run login.sh
>>>>>
>>>>> I have found one solution requiring python to be installed and 
>>>>> using one python script to detect the os and then re-act 
>>>>> appropriately. However I dont want to install python on windows 
>>>>> computers. I was thinking something like if computer in Linux 
>>>>> Servers logon script = login.sh otherwise logon script = 
>>>>> login.ps1, but I'm not quite sure how to best do this.  Maybe 
>>>>> there is already a wiki on this that I can't find?
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>>>>>
>>>> You could use Samba's client group policy for the linux client:
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>>>> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Group_Policy#Startup_Script_Policies
>>>> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Group_Policy#Script_Policies
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>>>> Only works if you enable it on the client also:
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>>>> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Group_Policy#Winbind
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>>> It is either that or use Python or some weird script that is half 
>>> bash (without a shebang) and half .com
>>>
>>> Rowland
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>> so I am assuming that these scripts are only run on linux systems, if 
>> so that takes care of it not running on windows.
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>> so if I then put a login script login.ps1 or login.bat it will run on 
>> windows, but still try to run on linux and fail?
>>
>> Peter
>> PS: sorry for the mis-spelling in the subject, the brain -> finger 
>> interface has one wire a bit loose
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> I looked into this once, so I looked through my notes and found this 
> at the time:
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> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17510688/single-script-to-run-in-both-windows-batch-and-linux-bash 
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> It is still there, just checked. I didn't get much further than that 
> at the time, there was a change of direction.
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> I would go with David's suggestion, it sounds easier.
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> Rowland

I saw that one too, it looks a bit messy.  I just saw that you an run 
powershell scripts on linux.  I am going to spend a day or so on that 
and see how it goes, then I'll report back.  If that gets too messy, 
then I will go with the group policy for linux option.

Peter