Re: SBS 2003 roaming profiles

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John <John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
no errors just doesn't happen. i even tried using the net use command
and it still doesn't work.

Then you have other problems going on here. Can you show us the exact
syntax of the net use command, plus any errors you saw after typing it in?



"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

John <John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Man i feel stupid, I forgot to exclude the folders like my desktop
my documents and applications data in the roaming profiles.

OK. Make this unnecessary by using folder redirection. Don't store
anything locally on the workstations.

now
everything is fast and nice. only problem is some stations dont like
the loginscript to map and folder as Z: i have to do it maulayy on
each workstation but thtas not too bad.

Yes, it is - you don't want to do that. Control everything
centrally. What errors did you get when you ran the login script?
Start by troubleshooting that. It could indicate larger problems.

thankyou everyone.
Also Lanwench i will give you good ratings.

Aw, I don't want to be rated. Just adored. ;-)



"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

John <John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
ok home folders are now dead.
I am creating a couple shares on the server for their data,
will post back with results.

Check this out: "How to dynamically create security-enhanced
redirected folders by using folder redirection in Windows 2000 and
in Windows Server 2003"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/274443



"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

John <John@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
So let me see if i get this straight,
1. nothing ever should be on the desktop except the shortcuts

Yes, if you aren't going to redirect Desktop. I like to
discourage people from storing crap on the desktop anyway,
though.

2. I have a home folder setup so everything should be moved
to there than?

You don't need home directories; those are a pretty archaic
concept. Just folder redirection via group policy. You can still
map a drive - e.g.,

net use h: "\\server\users\%username\My Documents"
/persistent:no


3. wouldn't redirecting the folders to a server mean, that
all data sits on the server and the workstations just pull from
there?

Yes, that's precisely what it means, and it's a good idea.

are am i thinking of something else.

and thankyou for helping me through this.

I disagree about not using My Documents - I think it's important
that users not store anything locally. Even non-business-related
stuff. I'd rather have it all on the server and just have a
company policy about a) privacy or lack thereof for all such
items and b) what sorts of files are not permitted (e.g., MP3,
etc). Train users that the My Docs data is for stuff that not
everyone needs access to. Set up other shares (e.g.,
\\server\shared$) for company-wide data. Set up shares for
Accounting, HR, Management & assign permissions via security
groups. Just don't store anything on the local workstation hard
drive.


"Joe" wrote:

John wrote:
all that has been done, except i cannot keep the users my
documents and their desktop small. the workers are working
with 50 to 60 pdfs daily, and they have of media (pictures,
and small videos)


Sorry, much of this has to be discipline. *Nothing* should ever
stored
on the desktop except shortcuts and temporary files until the
end of a session. Nothing should be kept there across a logoff.

It's a business workstation, not a private PC, and all stored
data should be accessible in the case of someone being
absent/sick/etc., so nothing should be stored in any folder
beginning with 'My', either. Roaming profiles can include a
server folder automatically mapped to a drive letter on logon,
and that should be done with permissions set appropriately. Any
genuinely confidential business data should have its own server
folder, again with appropriate permissions set.

I realise this may not be easy to achieve, but profile
corruption is not unusual, and business data should not be
stored there. Individual companies will have their own
policies about the storage of personal data.

With Vista, this is all even more important, as permissions are
much more restrictive, needing more administrative work to get
at data in a user's absence, and the profiles seem much more
fragile, at least with SBS2003.

--
Joe



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