Solstice NFS Client 3.2 User's Guide for Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT

Scripting on PC-Admin and Solstice Network Client Computers

Table 6-1 compares scripting features on PC-Admin client and Solstice Network Client computers.

Table 6-1 Comparison of Features on PC-Admin Client and Solstice Network Client

Script Feature 

PC-Admin Clients 

Solstice Network Clients  

Script server 

Any NFS server designated by DHCP 

A server running the rpc.pcnfsd software.

Location of scripts on the server 

Stored in the DHCP databases. 

\opt\MSPolicy, which is created on the authentication server.

Centralized script management 

Yes 

Yes 

Preemptive logon scripts 

Yes 

Yes 

Supported events 

Login, Logout, Boot, Shutdown 

Login on Windows 95 and Windows NT 

Logout on Windows 95 

Script hierarchy (Site, Group, User) 

Yes 

Yes 

Scripts controlled by environment variables 

Yes 

Yes 

Modification of environment variables 

Local and Global 

Local 

Command to remotely set drive mounts 

MOUNT

MOUNT

Directives (script commands) 

20 script commands for 16-bit client 

20 script commands for 32-bit client 

Global environment variables 

Yes 

Environment can be passed to LAUNCHed applications only.

Support for NIS/NIS+ environment variables 

Current User, Current Group, Secondary Group 

Current User, Current Group, Secondary Group