[Samba] Folder Redirection with NT4 Domains (II)

[John H Terpstra]

Bruno,

Thanks for this detail - it helps to make clear what you did.

cheers,
John T.


On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, Bruno Gimenes Pereti wrote:

> Hi John and all,
>
> I didn´t implement it in a prodution server, but it´s working in my test
> server. I´m working with poledit to redirect the "Desktop" and "My
> Documents" from the default profile directory to the user´s home directory
> on the PDC.
>
> In the file system.adm (got it from win2000 server) there is already a
> police to redirect the Desktop folder, I added a police to redirect My
> Documents folder, I changed the NTConfig.POL (with the poledit.exe tool) and
> it´s working.
>
> There is a single shared profile directory "\\PDC\profiles\template" for all
> domain users and the local copy of the profile is erased when the user
> logoff. I didn´t finished all the tests I planned to do and there is stil
> some problems with implamentation that I hope I can correct til the and of
> the year.
>
> I´ll keep you and the list informed about the problems this environment can
> bring.
>
> Bruno Pereti.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John H Terpstra" <jht at samba.org>
> To: "Juan Luis Fernandez" <jlfernandez at fimac.net>
> Cc: <samba at samba.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 10:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Folder Redirection with NT4 Domains (II)
>
>
> > On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, Juan Luis Fernandez wrote:
> >
> > > > Redirecting My Documnets isn't a tricky one. Just right click ->
> > > > properties and change the target location. This is automatically done
> > > > in our network by changing the location in the default profile. This
> > > > is then applied to every user when they first logon. Do you mean Local
> > > > Settings or the Application Data folder. The Applications Data folder
> > > > is part of the profile anyway. I cant see why you would want to copy
> > > > the Local Settings directory with your profile.
> > >
> > > I just work with samba 2.2.8 as a part of FreeBSD ports colecction. All
> the
> > > workstations are Win 2K SP4.
> > >
> > > All the things runs ok but lately there are some users configured with
> > > roaming profiles that put in the desktop some folders. I recomend that
> they
> > > do it with links to the My documents folder opposite that creating
> folder in
> > > my desktop. In some users if I change this by this way ,the folders
> > > previusly deleted reapered when users close and open the logon again. I
> > > don´t know about how to track a solution about this. All the users have
> the
> > > same rights and directory permisions in Unix and they are part of local
> > > administration group of  Win2K boxes. I don´t know if this is about
> recycle
> > > bin in samba or I have roaming profiles misconfigured.
> >
> > Juan,
> >
> > You have hit on one of the key issues that needs to be addressed. I'd like
> > to see further comment on that too.
> >
> > - John T.
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> > John H Terpstra
> > Email: jht at samba.org
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John H Terpstra
Email: jht at samba.org