RE: users file storage on C drives

[Joe Heaton]

Really easy to use GPO to redirect the user's documents folder.  We have
their profile create their home directory, and a GPO redirect their My
Documents to their home directory. 


Joe Heaton

-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 2:41 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: users file storage on C drives

Thanks for the replies guys. I am going to look into what you guys
sugested and see what works best. I guess the GPO options will be what I
need.

Thanks,

James


- Original Message -
From: "Miller Bonnie L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 4:22 PM
Subject: RE: users file storage on C drives


Windows Server 2003 R2, File Server Resource Manager.  Look at the
options 
for File Screens, which block saving of file types based on extensions. 
Does not keep them from renaming, but they can't run it directly from
the 
server with the real extension type.  Would take some extra privs on the

client pcs to get around this.

-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:13 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: users file storage on C drives

We do not allow staff to store data anywhere but on the servers but
every
few months I have to go and look in peoples my docs folder or their
desktop
and find a bunch a crap that shouldn't be there. How do you guys manage
this? I was thinking maybe I would add some lines to the logon scripts
that
would delete certain file types from these folders. Any thoughts?

James


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Re: users file storage on C drives

[James Kerr]

Thanks for the replies guys. I am going to look into what you guys sugested 
and see what works best. I guess the GPO options will be what I need.


Thanks,

James


- Original Message - 
From: "Miller Bonnie L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: "NT System Admin Issues" 
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 4:22 PM
Subject: RE: users file storage on C drives


Windows Server 2003 R2, File Server Resource Manager.  Look at the options 
for File Screens, which block saving of file types based on extensions. 
Does not keep them from renaming, but they can't run it directly from the 
server with the real extension type.  Would take some extra privs on the 
client pcs to get around this.


-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:13 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: users file storage on C drives

We do not allow staff to store data anywhere but on the servers but every
few months I have to go and look in peoples my docs folder or their desktop
and find a bunch a crap that shouldn't be there. How do you guys manage
this? I was thinking maybe I would add some lines to the logon scripts that
would delete certain file types from these folders. Any thoughts?

James


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Re: users file storage on C drives

[Ben Scott]

On Feb 7, 2008 4:13 PM, James Kerr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We do not allow staff to store data anywhere but on the servers but every
> few months I have to go and look in peoples my docs folder or their desktop
> and find a bunch a crap that shouldn't be there.

  Roaming Profiles - Everything gets sync'd to the file server on logon/logoff.

  Folder Redirection - Send "My Documents" and "Windows Desktop"
directly to a file server, so the local hard drive is never even
touched for these.

  Offline Files - So you can still use Folder Redirection for laptop
users.  When the file server is unavailable, Offline Files kicks in
and gives them the cached copy of their desktop/documents.

  Roaming profile exclusion list - A few select folders are excluded
from roaming.  "My Music", some applications which rudely store cache
files in the roaming "Application Data", and a special folder called
"NotBackedUp".

  NotBackedUp - Not roamed.  Logon script creates the folder, and also
maintains a shortcut to it in the "My Documents" folder.  Users are
instructed to put garbage like music files, copies of CDs, etc., in
here.

  Periodic disk usage analysis - I use tools like "DIR *.MP3 *.WMA",
"DU" (Unix port), "DIRUSE" (Resource Kit), and WinDirStat (free;
Google for it) to monitor disk usage by user, folder, and file type.
They're easily scripted.  Abusers get notified.  Persistent abusers
get disciplinary warnings.  Nobody's had to be fired yet.

  When used properly, the phrase "Violators will be subject to
disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment"
can solve many problems.

-- Ben

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RE: users file storage on C drives

[Tom Miller]

Thin clients.

>>> Miller Bonnie L. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2/7/2008 4:22 PM >>>
Windows Server 2003 R2, File Server Resource Manager.  Look at the options for 
File Screens, which block saving of file types based on extensions.  Does not 
keep them from renaming, but they can't run it directly from the server with 
the real extension type.  Would take some extra privs on the client pcs to get 
around this.

-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:13 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: users file storage on C drives

We do not allow staff to store data anywhere but on the servers but every
few months I have to go and look in peoples my docs folder or their desktop
and find a bunch a crap that shouldn't be there. How do you guys manage
this? I was thinking maybe I would add some lines to the logon scripts that
would delete certain file types from these folders. Any thoughts?

James


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RE: users file storage on C drives

[Miller Bonnie L .]

Windows Server 2003 R2, File Server Resource Manager.  Look at the options for 
File Screens, which block saving of file types based on extensions.  Does not 
keep them from renaming, but they can't run it directly from the server with 
the real extension type.  Would take some extra privs on the client pcs to get 
around this.

-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 1:13 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: users file storage on C drives

We do not allow staff to store data anywhere but on the servers but every
few months I have to go and look in peoples my docs folder or their desktop
and find a bunch a crap that shouldn't be there. How do you guys manage
this? I was thinking maybe I would add some lines to the logon scripts that
would delete certain file types from these folders. Any thoughts?

James


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RE: users file storage on C drives

[Kennedy, Jim]

Redirect My Docs to their server folders, and the desktop if you want. Restrict 
the C drive All available in GPO's.


> -Original Message-
> From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 4:13 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: users file storage on C drives
>
> We do not allow staff to store data anywhere but on the servers but
> every
> few months I have to go and look in peoples my docs folder or their
> desktop
> and find a bunch a crap that shouldn't be there. How do you guys manage
> this? I was thinking maybe I would add some lines to the logon scripts
> that
> would delete certain file types from these folders. Any thoughts?
>
> James
>
>
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RE: users file storage on C drives

[John Hornbuckle]

Are you using folder redirection or roaming profiles? Quotas might be an
option...



John Hornbuckle
MIS Department
Taylor County School District
318 North Clark Street
Perry, FL 32347

www.taylor.k12.fl.us




-Original Message-
From: James Kerr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 4:13 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: users file storage on C drives

We do not allow staff to store data anywhere but on the servers but
every 
few months I have to go and look in peoples my docs folder or their
desktop 
and find a bunch a crap that shouldn't be there. How do you guys manage 
this? I was thinking maybe I would add some lines to the logon scripts
that 
would delete certain file types from these folders. Any thoughts?

James 


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users file storage on C drives

[James Kerr]

We do not allow staff to store data anywhere but on the servers but every 
few months I have to go and look in peoples my docs folder or their desktop 
and find a bunch a crap that shouldn't be there. How do you guys manage 
this? I was thinking maybe I would add some lines to the logon scripts that 
would delete certain file types from these folders. Any thoughts?


James 



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