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| No, DFS has nothing to do with what you're talking about.
DFS is another way to design your folders for network
shares. It has nothing to do with user profiles.
What you're looking for does not exist to the best of my
knowledge. The typical way of creating a profile template
is by creating a sample user, and manually copying the
folders (C:\Documents and Settings\username\) to each user
you want the profile to associate with. If there are a
group of users that are to use a single type of profile,
you would have them all point to the same location from
the user account's profile path in the profile tab.
Emil
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>Hi there,
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>Could one of you please help because I ain't got a clue
where to start looking?
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>I have set up folder redirection for profiles, app data
and my docs. No problems there. When a new user logs on
for the first time these folders are automatically created
no problem. What I would like is for a selection of
folders (such as templates and a workgroup share shortcut)
also to be automatically created within the re-directed my
docs on its initial creation. I know this is possible and
I have seen this before but what am I missing?
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>I am running W2k Server SP4 & not Advanced. Is this the
key
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>Cheers in advance
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>Dave
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| Slammer 2003-11-29, 3:23 pm |
| I beg to differ....why not assign the DFS to the template profile when it's
created???
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Slammer
MCSA, CNA5, iNet+, Server+, Net+, A+,
CIW-Assoc.
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| Dave Jasper 2003-11-29, 4:23 pm |
| Thanks Emil,
I just discovered myself the hard way that DFS was not the answer.....
You say what I am looking for may not exist, and that is looking more
probable..... but I see it every day at work. Unfortunately an external
company manages the servers and my admin rights are just above those of a
normal user. This particular external company is not for giving secrets
away! However I would dearly like to replicate this system on my home server
where I have full admin rights.
The system at work is like this..
(Windows 2000 Advanced Server & W2k Pro Clients)
I create a new user with an interface that interacts with AD.
After replication I issue the user's certificate to a smartcard
The user logs on for the first time
The user's "Home Folder" "Profile Folder" & "App Data Folder" appear in the
relevant locations on the server.
My Documents has been redirected to the user's "Home Folder" on the server
Within the "Home Folder" there are three more folders, My Documents,
Templates and Shared Folders.
Within "Shared Folders" there is a shortcut to the workgroup for my OU.
Now our Service Providers may well be using a third party application to do
the trick but it is all automatic with no intervention from anyone else.
I have just found such an application on the net
http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/~mikem/activeman/ but if there is such a way
within 2000 server I want to use it. If not then I can forget about it for
now. I don't want to pick up any bad habits with non-relevant third party
stuff before I start my MCSE.
Cheers in advance if anyone can help further
Dave
"Emil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> No, DFS has nothing to do with what you're talking about.
> DFS is another way to design your folders for network
> shares. It has nothing to do with user profiles.
>
> What you're looking for does not exist to the best of my
> knowledge. The typical way of creating a profile template
> is by creating a sample user, and manually copying the
> folders (C:\Documents and Settings\username\) to each user
> you want the profile to associate with. If there are a
> group of users that are to use a single type of profile,
> you would have them all point to the same location from
> the user account's profile path in the profile tab.
>
> Emil
>
> where to start looking?
> and my docs. No problems there. When a new user logs on
> for the first time these folders are automatically created
> no problem. What I would like is for a selection of
> folders (such as templates and a workgroup share shortcut)
> also to be automatically created within the re-directed my
> docs on its initial creation. I know this is possible and
> I have seen this before but what am I missing?
> key
> 27/11/2003
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| Dave Jasper 2003-11-29, 4:23 pm |
| Slammer,
Sorry to doubt you but I really would be grateful for some help on how I
would do this?
I normally like to work things out for myself and then go to the books if I
am stuck (or to undertand why something works) but this has really gotten me
going nuts!!!
Cheers
Dave
"Slammer" <mschal@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
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> I beg to differ....why not assign the DFS to the template profile when
it's
> created???
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> --
> Slammer
> MCSA, CNA5, iNet+, Server+, Net+, A+,
> CIW-Assoc.
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| Dave,
From what I gather, you are trying to have personalized
folders and network connections automatically created for
new users.
Perhaps what you're looking for is Group Automation. The
Windows ldifde.exe scripting tool may be useful, and can
be run from the DOS command line.
I found a link that might be helpful. Take a look at
http://www.computerperformance.co.u.../Logon_LDIF.htm
and be sure to click on the LDIFDE link as well.
Emil
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| Dave Jasper 2003-11-29, 9:23 pm |
| Many thanks Emil,
These links provide lots of interesting and useful stuff to try.
Cheers
Dave
"Emil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Try this link also.
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> http://www.computerperformance.co.u...ogon_scripts.ht
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