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: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 08:56:36 +1000
Hi Bill
Without testing myself, you could use "set" in a startup script assigned to
the computers via Group Policy.
I don't follow your explanation of the the requirement. Can you clarify?
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:52F3B7FD-EA63-419D-9AF3-86EBC567B3DE@microsoft.com... > Mark, Thanks your assistance on this. That could possibly work but how > should I set the %profileserver% environment on client boot? > > The main issue I have is that our CTO wants to be staff members to be able > to user student workstations and pull the student profile. Having all the > start->program files-> and applications that a student we be able to use. > Student that are part of a special topic class that has designated > machines with specific apps only showing those specific apps on the client > machines. > > "Mark Renoden [MSFT]" wrote: > >> 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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