Re: Assigning user profiles based on OU
From: Mark Renoden [MSFT] (markreno_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/17/04
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Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 14:54:22 +1000
Hi Bill
I'm pretty sure the answer is no. I assume you want the server name to be
different depending on which client machine you log onto? The only way I
can see you achieving this is to set the user profile path to something like
\\%profileserver%\users\%username% and set the %profileserver% environment
variable when the client boots.
Probably a better approach is to identify which settings should be common
across all client machines and implement those in a GPO linked to an OU.
Inside that OU, create OU's for specific client machine sets and apply
another GPO to each of those OU's that set the unique settings for that
group of client machines. If the policy settings are specific to the "User
Configuration" parts of the GPO's, you can use policy loopback as I
mentioned earlier:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/deploy/confeat/grppolsc.mspx
It's really worthwhile reading the document that I mentioned before. If it
doesn't answer your questions specifically, it'll give some good practices
that you can then adapt to your specific scenario.
Kind regards
-- Mark Renoden [MSFT] Windows Platform Support Team Email: markreno@online.microsoft.com Please note you'll need to strip ".online" from my email address to email me; I'll post a response back to the group. This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. "Arizona Bill" <ArizonaBill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F3B2E586-57B5-49FE-BA5A-4226CF6AB816@microsoft.com... > Mark, can you tell me if this is possible? > > I am trying to find out information in regards to whether or not this can > be done. I am currently running an Windows 2000 active directory will all > windows xp pro sp1 clients. I have been asked to Map User profiles to a > network drive. Ex. z:\profile. The problem is that I have created a VBS > script to run in the computer script section of Group Policy for the > Organizational Unit where the machine resides when the machine boots up. > (MapNetworkDrive "z:", "\\server\users) > > The purpose of this is to map specified manditory profiles to workstations > and not the Users. When Implemented, a user logs in and a message window > appears stating that it is unable to find the roaming profile. When a > non-profiled account logs onto the system and opens "My Computer" the > mapped dirve Z:\profile is there. When you double click on the drive it > takes you to the share. > > I question is: Is it possible to map user profiles to a network drive > that is mapped when the workstation authenticates to the AD network? I > don't want to make the user profile to a UNC Path name Ex. > \\server\users\%username% but instead to Z:\%username% > > > "Mark Renoden [MSFT]" wrote: > >> Hi Tim/Bill >> >> Consider designing GPO/s that include settings for the users that are >> common >> across all computers and then implementing the differing settings using >> policy in the computer configuration. Another option is policy loopback: >> >> 231287 Loopback Processing of Group Policy >> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=231287 >> >> The following document may be useful (although not specific to your >> needs): >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/deploy/confeat/grppolsc.mspx >> >> Kind regards >> -- >> Mark Renoden [MSFT] >> Windows Platform Support Team >> Email: markreno@online.microsoft.com >> >> Please note you'll need to strip ".online" from my email address to email >> me; I'll post a response back to the group. >> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no >> rights. >> >> "Arizona Bill" <Arizona Bill@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:01B819AE-6ADA-46A5-9A4F-214FFD702B12@microsoft.com... >> > Tim, I am also having the same issues. I have manditory profiles set >> > for >> > users but have mutiple computers with differ applications. If a >> > profile >> > can be based on OU or mapping a profile to a drive letter which is >> > mapped >> > via a VBS Script based in the OU GPO. >> > >> > Can anyone shed any light on this issue? >> > >> > "Tim" wrote: >> > >> >> Does anyone know of a way to assign a mandatory profile >> >> based on the computer that the user logs on to. We are in >> >> a college setting and not all of our computers have the >> >> same programs. We want to assign a standard profile to be >> >> used by students but do not want dead shortcuts on the >> >> desktop. We could easily create seperate profiles to be >> >> used based on computer location OU, but is this possible? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Tim >> >> >> >> >>
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