I've found in the past that trying to use technology to compensate for layer-8 behavior almost always has a negative outcome.
The problem, as I understand it, is that the user will try to create a file on a local desktop and then, when they use a different desktop (in this case Termserver) they have an expectation that they can later find it on the local desktop again. If that's what they're after, you want a hypnotist not a technologist. That would allow you to retrain them and maybe help them quit some other bad habits at the same time.
Al
On 12/22/05, Craig Gauss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have thought about that. Not sure what I would set that at yet.I would love to be able to train the users on this, but the problem is the majority have enough problem understanding how to log on let alone start throwing profiles and things at them.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Blair, James
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 4:08 PM
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Termservers and users desktops
Craig,Have you looked at setting up roaming user profiles with disk space quotas? I find training staff in Terminal Server, Citrix etc. usage to be imperative and understated as it is hard for some people to get their head around the fact that the Desktop they are using is not actually on their machine physical.James
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Craig Gauss
Sent: Friday, 23 December 2005 7:51 AM
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Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Termservers and users desktops
Sure.We are running Tarantella's secure global desktop to run applications off of the termserver. When the user is using one of the apps from their client computer they still have access to save files to their profiles desktop. I want to disable that. Not really sure of the easiest way of doing it.Mainly looking to do this for two reasons.1) Keep profile sizes small2) Keep users from "losing" files. Had one today that had saved an Outlook attachment to their desktop. Ended up being their desktop on the Terminal Server.
Can you expand that with an example?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Al Mulnick
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 2:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Termservers and users desktops
On 12/22/05, Craig Gauss <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:Windows Server 2003
Does anyone know of a policy or anything that I could use to limit users
from being able to write to the desktop when they are using an
application from a Termserver?
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