RE: Offline files greyed out

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From: Anthony May (AnthonyMay_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 15:32:03 -0800

Thanks Wesley for writing back, unfortunately I havent seen any settings
which would disable Offline Files.

I have the following GPOs

Default Domain Controllers Policy
Default Domain Policy
MyDocsRedir
SBS Auditing Policy
SBS Client Computer
SBS Lockout Policy
SBS Folder Redirection
SBS Domain Password Policy
SBS Remote Assistance Policy

In the Default Domain Policy --> Computer Configuration --> Administrative
Templates --> Network --> Offline Files tree the value for Allow or Disallow
use of Offline Files feature is set to Enabled which I assume is correct.
Every other entries related to Offline Files are set to Not Defined for all
other GPOs (Thats the only entry with a defined value). I don't see a value
that would give me a hint as to why I couldn't make changes.

Thanks,

Anthony

"Wesley Kendall [MSFT]" wrote:

> >I'm new to a company so i'm still learning some of the things that the
> >previous administrator implemented. A user asked me to set up offline
> >folders so that when he goes out of town, he has a local copy of the
> contents
> >of a network folder. This is what I'm doing:
> >
> >1. Double-click on My Computer
> >2. Open the Tools menu
> >3. Select Folder Options
> >4. Go to the Offline Files tab
> >
> >Everything on the Offline Files tab is greyed out so I can't make any
> >changes to the settings. What I want to know is how I can resolve this
> >issue. I also wondered if it might be a group policy setting because its
> not
> >just on one computer but all computers on the domain.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Anthony
>
> It definitely sounds like offline files have been disabled via GPO. The
> problem is going to be figuring out which policy is configured.
> Open Group Policy Management on the server (under Admin Tools). Click on a
> group policy and then click on the Settings tab. Click the show all link in
> the far right-hand column. Look for any configured settings related to
> offline files. If you don't see any relevant settings, repeat on the next
> GPO.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
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>
> Wesley Kendall
> Small Business Server Product Support
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