Re: Disable Offline Files?

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From: Sharad Naik (sharadnaik_at_nospam-vsnl.net)
Date: 09/08/04 

Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 22:15:45 +0530

Certain policies, apply to certain OS or higher version.
Check for the corresponding policies, whether it will be applied to all
the OS you have on your clients.

(Also the client must be part of domain, (having a computer account on the
AD, and joined the domain correctly, otherwise the policies won't apply.)

Sharad

"Richard Morey" <rwmorey71@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:#PqbImblEHA.3452@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Now that I have my group policies working I have succesfully redirect the
My
> Document folder for each user to a network share. The problem now is that
> every time the users logs off their machines the computer is synchronizing
> the "offline" folder.. How do I stop this? I have changed settings in the
> GPO for the domain as below:
>
> Default Domain Policy --> Computer Configuration --> Administrative
> Templates --> Network --> Offline Files:
>
> Enabled (Disabled)
> Disable User Configuration of Offline Files (Enabled)
> Synchronize all offline files before logging off (Disabled)
> Disable "Make Available Offline" (Enabled)
> Prevent Use of Offline Files folder (Enabled)
> At logoff, delete local copy of user's offline files (Disabled)
> Subfolders always available offline (Disabled)
>
>
> Default Domain Policy --> User Configuration --> Administrative
> Templates --> Network --> Offline Files:
>
> Disable User Configuration of Offline Files (Enabled)
> Synchronize all offline files before logging off (Disabled)
> Disable "Make Available Offline" (Enabled)
> Prevent USe of OFfline Files folder (Enabled)
>
>
> When I run GPRESULT /v this is what I get:
>
>
> COMPUTER SETTINGS
> ------------------
> CN=JENNIFER,CN=Computers,DC=dunemanagement,DC=internal
> Last time Group Policy was applied: 9/6/2004 at 12:30:02 PM
> Group Policy was applied from: dunetoo.dunemanagement.internal
> Group Policy slow link threshold: 500 kbps
>
> Applied Group Policy Objects
> -----------------------------
> Default Domain Policy
> Local Group Policy
>
> Administrative Templates
> ------------------------
> GPO: Default Domain Policy
> Setting: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache
> State: Enabled
>
> GPO: Default Domain Policy
> Setting: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache
> State: Enabled
>
> GPO: Local Group Policy
> Setting: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache
> State: Enabled
>
> GPO: Default Domain Policy
> Setting: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache
> State: disabled
>
> GPO: Default Domain Policy
> Setting: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache
> State: Enabled
>
> GPO: Default Domain Policy
> Setting: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache
> State: Enabled
>
> GPO: Default Domain Policy
> Setting: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache
> State: disabled
>
> GPO: Default Domain Policy
> Setting: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache
> State: Enabled
>
>
>
> USER SETTINGS
> --------------
> CN=Jennifer Vargas,CN=Users,DC=dunemanagement,DC=internal
> Last time Group Policy was applied: 9/6/2004 at 12:30:04 PM
> Group Policy was applied from: dunetoo.dunemanagement.internal
> Group Policy slow link threshold: 500 kbps
>
> Applied Group Policy Objects
> -----------------------------
> Default Domain Policy
> Local Group Policy
>
>
> Administrative Templates
> ------------------------
> GPO: Local Group Policy
> Setting:
> Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\DisallowCpl
> State: Enabled
>
> GPO: Default Domain Policy
> Setting: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache
> State: Enabled
>
> GPO: Default Domain Policy
> Setting: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache
> State: Enabled
>
> GPO: Default Domain Policy
> Setting: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache
> State: Enabled
>
> GPO: Default Domain Policy
> Setting: Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache
> State: Enabled
>
> GPO: Local Group Policy
> Setting:
> Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
> State: Enabled
>
> GPO: Default Domain Policy
> Setting:
> Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
> State: Enabled
>
> Folder Redirection
> ------------------
> GPO: Default Domain Policy
> Setting: InstallationType: maximum
> Grant Type: Exclusive Rights
> Move Type: Contents of Local Directory moved
> Policy Removal: Leave folder in existing location
> Redirecting Group: N/A
> Redirected Path: \\dunetoo\userdata\jvargas\My
> Pictures
>
> GPO: Default Domain Policy
> Setting: InstallationType: maximum
> Grant Type: Exclusive Rights
> Move Type: Contents of Local Directory moved
> Policy Removal: Leave folder in existing location
> Redirecting Group: N/A
> Redirected Path: \\dunetoo\userdata\jvargas
>
> I'm assuming that the NETCACHE policies shown above correspond to the
> offline folder settings that I have set since there are the same # of
> entries for those under Computer Policy and User Policy as I have set in
the
> GPO.
>
> I tried changing all the settings in the GPO on the server to the default
> "Not Configured" setting and changed the settings for "Do Not
Automatically
> Make Redirected Folders Avialable Offline" to "Enabled" in the local
policy
> on the XP client machine but that did not do the trick.
>
> I did catch the "options" and then "Setup " buttons when the user logs off
> and the machine is synchronizing and so I was able to disable it that way,
> but the "off line" arrows still appear.. and the "Enabled Offline Folder"
> option is checked but greyed out.
>
> Do I have to change a setting on the local machine to turn off offline
> folders (in addition to or instead of the settings I have changed) ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rich
>
>
>

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