Re: file redirection

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From: Scotto (nomail_at_nospammsn.com)
Date: 01/24/05 

Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:35:51 -0500

So I did the following and it worked flawlessly.
I created a directory (\temp\desktop) and set it so that users only had Read
access.
Created a GPO and set folder redirection:
 -Basic redirection
 -Redirect to given location (remember, read access so the redirection
cannot create a directory or it will fail, it must just go to the specified
location)
 -Specify above created directory
 -Uncheck Exclusive access checkbox (second tab)
 -Uncheck 2nd checkbox (cant remember off hand what it said, but I think it
had something to do with creating something?)

Logon as the user.
Redirection worked and I could not add any files to the desktop - access
denied.
HTH
-scotto

"Stacy" <Stacy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D4779EBA-908E-4BCE-8E31-E2961F6CACC4@microsoft.com...
>I tried it with it both checked and unchecked. Any other suggestions??
>
> "Scotto" wrote:
>
>> Did you uncheck the exclusive access checkbox on the other tab (I think
>> its
>> called settings) when you set the redirect policy?
>> If not, then the redirection will fail if the directory you are
>> redirecting
>> to exists and that user is not owner and is not the only person with
>> access.
>> HTH
>> -scotto
>>
>> "Stacy" <Stacy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CD2428D6-8615-485D-AA6C-82271BD592BF@microsoft.com...
>> > We have win 2003 server with win2k pro workstation. We would like to
>> > lock
>> > down the desktops so people can save files to them. The only way I
>> > have
>> > seen
>> > to do this is to redirect the desktop and give the users ready only
>> > permission. I configured the GP to redirect the desktop folder to
>> > \\server\share\%username%\desktop.
>> > When I look in the events I am getting the following error:
>> > Failed to perform redirection of desktop , Blah Blah, Access denied.
>> > I check the permission of the share and system has full control, domain
>> > users, read. I tried changeing their permission to read/right.
>> > No luck. Can anyone assist with this or give me a better way to
>> > prevent
>> > items from being saved on the desk top.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>
>>
>>