[Samba] Re: problem with xp profiles and My documents contents

[Michal Kurowski]

Alex Sharaz [A.Sharaz at Hull.ac.uk] wrote:
> hi all,
> got a small prblem here
> 
> Running Samba 2.2.8 with a couple of dell laptops that are used either 
> standalone or connected to a network.
> 
> Both users are storing lots of pictures on their C drive which are visible 
> through My Documents/My Pictures.
> 
> The problem is that when they are  connected to the network, all these 
> files are stored as part of their profile on the server. When it gets to 2 
> or 3 Gbytes they're complaining about slow connect/disconnect speeds.
> 
> Any suggestinos as to how to fix this?


Folder Redirection is the only real solution:

Check it out:
http://isg.ee.ethz.ch/tools/realmen/det/skel.en.html

Cheers,

-- 
Michal Kurowski
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