RE: Roaming profiles query?

bonge

exclude the outlook path via group policy user configuration\administrative
templates\system\user profiles\exclude directories in roaming profile



"Bonge Boo!" wrote:

> If this is in the wrong group perhaps someone could let me know where it
> should go?
>
> I have a really really simple question about the different types of logins
> you can have when you've joined a domain. The reason is because I want to
> design an office where about 20 people can hot-desk between machines...
>
> I've made my computer join a domain hosted by a Primary Domain Controller.
> Great.
>
> When I login, I can either keep my work locally on the "client" computer, or
> have the account setup as a roaming profile which downloads the profile from
> the server to a local copy, then synchronises the data on logout.
>
> However lets assume someone has a 2Gb email database. That a hell of a lot
> of data to transfer. Then lets assume you've got 20 of them. Come login time
> the network is going to get thrashed.
>
> Is there another type of login I'm too stupid to know about where all the
> data is all kept on the server and you simplyuse it off the server?
>
> If not can I modify the policies for a roaming profile so that certain
> folder are excluded (basically email data)
>
> I'm trying to make a system were people's My Docs folder, bookmarks etc. can
> follow the around the network, but not necessarily there email. We don't use
> Exchange for email, just POP. So would using an IMAP mail account reduce the
> thrashing the server and network receives?
>
> If anyone has links to "idiots guides to hot-desking" web sites that would
> be fabulous.
>
> TIA.
>
>
.

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