Tree Script

Novell Cool Solutions: Cool Tool

Digg This - Slashdot This

In Brief

Setting the preferred tree programmatically.

Vitals

Posted:	24 Jun 2003
File Size:	44KB
License:	Free
Download:	/coolsolutions/tools/downloads/preftree.exe
Publisher:	Thomas Greger

Disclaimer

Please read the note from our friends in legal before using this file.

Details

I created a tool for a customer who wanted to set the preferred tree to a different tree from the login script.

The program requires the tree name as the parameter, e.g. "PrefTree NOVELL_INC". For troubleshooting purpose, the program can show detailed messages, if the parameter "/v"("verbose") is specified as the second parameter. Without "/v" the program operates in a quiet mode, to not confuse end users with disturbing messages.

How the program works:
The user needs to be already logged into the second tree that he wants to become the primary tree (Usually from a login script or other kind of script). PrefTree.exe finds the first connected server in the specified tree and makes it the preferred server. Then the program sets the new tree as the preferred tree. If the user has the "Default Server"-attribute set, the program tries to make this server the primary server.

Novell Cool Solutions (corporate web communities) are produced by WebWise Solutions. www.webwiseone.com

Reader Comments

• Very useful. Previous comment re "TREE" command in login script is not 100% accurate. This command actually changes your client's primary tree. "TREE" in login script only "refocuses" (as well as authenticates) to another tree for the duration of the login script. Both commands are useful depending upon the requirement.
• This program is somewhat usefull in batch files,. In login scripts the TREE command already existed....