Copy File to Desktop

[toddphillipsmb]

I'm looking for a way to copy a .rdp file to all domain users desktop. Is this possible, if so how would I start to accomplish this?

[toddphillipsmb]

I ended up doing it as a deployment package. If needed here is all that had to be done. Thanks for your assistance.



<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Package>
<Name>Copy RDP Icon</Name>
<Description>This package copies an rdp file to the \Users\Public\Desktop of the client machine. You can insert your own files into the deployment step.</Description>
<ShutdownOption>0</ShutdownOption>
<ShutdownTime>0</ShutdownTime>
<MaxDuration>180</MaxDuration>
<Rescan>True</Rescan>
<RunMode>3</RunMode>
<Steps>
<Step>
<Nr>1</Nr>
<Name>File copy</Name>
<Type>2</Type>
<ReturnCodes>0,1641,3010</ReturnCodes>
<Success>-2</Success>
<Failure>-3</Failure>
<Path></Path>
<Parameters></Parameters>
<MSIParameters></MSIParameters>
<MSIName></MSIName>
<MSIVersion></MSIVersion>
<Command>copy "\\lansweeper\rdp\CPR+Palmetto.rdp" "C:\Users\Public\Desktop\CPR+Palmetto.rdp"</Command>
<EditMode>False</EditMode>
<Conditions />
</Step>
</Steps>
<SoftwareVersion>6051</SoftwareVersion>
</Package>

[AZHockeyNut · Accepted solution]

So, if you have the RDP file in a common folder that you have access to (\\server\share), then next question would be if you do it as a custom action they can be done as the logged in person or system I think. So, assuming access to the source .RDP file is one thing, but at all the destinations you would need access.

then it would be does everyone have the same or similar OS?

so you could do it with powershell or CMD using copy command or xcopy

copy \\source\remotefile.rdp %PUBLIC%\desktop\remotefile.rdp something like that depending on client OS. I have not tried it so that is off the top of my head.

[toddphillipsmb]

Thanks for the reply, I thought of just doing it through GP, I didn't know if there was a way to do it in lansweeper, like deploying a package, or and Action or Installer.

[AZHockeyNut]

batch file or login script comes to mind, or you create the shortcut in one please, like your main fileserver, then you put a shortcut to it on all desktops using group policy?