On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, Kristyan Osborne wrote: > Hi John, > I'll try and get some documentation written on how to use regedit32 to > modify the default user profile. This is basically changing the default > registry every user gets the first time they logon to the network. I'll > put a bit of background info on the network and how we use shares for > storing stuff. Another neat trick (which I will also document) is how we > have changed the default saving/opening location for programs such as > Word and Excel etc. this has been extremly helpful. > > I'll get back to you soon.
You are a gem! I'd like to save you from wasting your time though, so please check out the PDF of the book I am currently working on. I must ask you to keep this confidential as it is being written under contract to Prentice Hall publishing. Chapter 6 is the magic place in which this stuff is being documented. I very much appreciate your input and feedback. My motivation in documenting this is to help make Samba a more deployable product and to help get users over the installation hurdles. The URL is: http://samba.org/~jht/DeBook Look for the latest version of Samba-Guide-200312xx.pdf. Thanks again. Cheers, John T. > > Cheers > ----- > Kristyan Osborne - IT Technician > Longhill High School > 01273 391672 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: John H Terpstra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Mon 15/12/2003 00:24 > To: Kristyan Osborne > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Samba] Folder Redirection with NT4 Domains > > > > On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, Kristyan Osborne wrote: > > > Hi, > > The changes would be done on the network copy of the Default User > > directory under the netlogon share, rather than per machine. This is the > > method we have adopted. You could Kixtart to modify the registry on > > login for that user. > > Please would you provide a little more information on how you did this for > the default user. I'm sure others would value that tidbit. > > How much work have you done with KixStart? What has been your experience? > > Cheers, > John T. > > > > > Cheers > > > > ----- > > Kristyan Osborne - IT Technician > > Longhill High School > > 01273 391672 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John H Terpstra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Sun 14/12/2003 16:31 > > To: Kristyan Osborne > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [Samba] Folder Redirection with NT4 Domains > > > > > > > > On Sun, 14 Dec 2003, Kristyan Osborne wrote: > > > > > Hiya, > > > Redirecting My Documnets isn't a tricky one. Just right click -> > > > properties and change the target location. This is automatically > done in > > > our network by changing the location in the default profile. This is > > > then applied to every user when they first logon. Do you mean Local > > > Settings or the Application Data folder. The Applications Data > folder is > > > part of the profile anyway. I cant see why you would want to copy the > > > Local Settings directory with your profile. > > > > Got that bit. Changing the default profile is the obvious answer but > not > > what some admins want. The objection I have run into is that this > requires > > per machine changes and for a large shop this is labour intensive. > > > > On Win2Kx ADS this can be done through a GPO (group policy object). > With > > Samba the technique has to change a little to get around the lack of > ADS > > GPO support. > > > > Seems that with Win2kx/XPP the use of '.reg' files does not work for > other > > than limited local machine changes only. The result is that running > from > > the login script: > > regedt32 /S fixup.reg > > where 'fixup.reg' contains the hive changes necessary largely does not > > work for changes other than to HKLM (HIVE_KEY_LOCAL_MACHINE). I am > > searching for insight into how other admins affect profile management > > (particularly for folder redirection) in the absence of GPOs. > > > > Cheers, > > John T. > > > > > > > > Hope that helps > > > > > > Cheers > > > ----- > > > Kristyan Osborne - IT Technician > > > Longhill High School > > > 01273 391672 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of John H Terpstra > > > Sent: Sun 14/12/2003 00:44 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Cc: > > > Subject: [Samba] Folder Redirection with NT4 Domains > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'd like to hear off-list from anyone who is currently > successfully using > > > folder redirection with an NT4 domain controller. > > > > > > If you are doing this, please would help me to understand your > secret. > > > There are two ways I know of that should work, however I have > received > > > feedback from separate sources that claim problems with both > of these > > > methods. > > > > > > I would like to include in the new book "Samba-3 by Example" a > detailed > > > presentation of how to reliably affect redirection of the "My > Documents" > > > and "Local Applications" profile resources to a network share. > > > > > > If you know of any site that is doing this reliably please let > me know so > > > that it can be documented for the benefit of all. The new book > will be > > > part of the Samba-3 CVS official documentation. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > cheers, > > > John T. > > > -- > > > John H Terpstra > > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read > the > > > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > John H Terpstra > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > John H Terpstra > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- John H Terpstra Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba