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From: Tim Meddick on 11 Mar 2010 14:43 By default, Windows rights access grants a "limited user" only to create / delete / own files in their "My Documents" folder (and all folders within their profile's folder) but does NOT grant "full access" to files and folders within the WINDOWS folder (and sub-folders) but are given read-only / execute rights ONLY. So, if the "user" you were talking about has a non-administrator-level account, then you really need do nothing at all because the access is set that way by default anyway.... == Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) "Kodjo Stiles" <kodjostiles(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:O31TJoRwKHA.3408(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Hi Tim, > > I see your point about the Windows folder. > I guess I'll disable the user's write access to all folders and only allow writing > to the special folders which I will redirect. > > Thanks. > "Tim Meddick" <timmeddick(a)gawab.com> wrote in message > news:uMQqOvJwKHA.5036(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> >> I don't quite understand what you are asking here? >> >> "do the same for every single folder on the machine" ? >> >> Once you specify a network folder for "My Documents" any file (or folder >> "hierarchy") that user creates or places into "My Documents" will subsequently be >> on the network drive. >> >> You certainly cannot have the WINDOWS folder on a remote machine, for instance, so >> what exactly do you mean by "for every single folder" ?? >> >> Have you read up on "Roaming Profiles" by any chance? >> >> Making profiles and their userdata (which can include the "My Docs" folder) stay >> on the server is called having roaming profiles. >> >> This could be a more relevant solution given what it is (I think) you are wanting, >> as most of a profile's userdata remains located on the server... >> >> However, I have never set up a roaming profile so you'd have to read up on this >> yourself if you think it might be for you. >> >> == >> >> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) >> >> >> >> >> "Kodjo Stiles" <kodjostiles(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >> news:eBGe%23NFwKHA.4492(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>> Thanks a lot Tim. >>> This goes a long way towards solving my problem. >>> >>> I still would like to do the same for every single folder on the machine; not >>> only the shell's special folder. Might there be a programmatic way to do this? >>> >>> "Tim Meddick" <timmeddick(a)gawab.com> wrote in message >>> news:%23IIIRw8vKHA.4196(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>>I think so, at least at my work's computers all roaming profiles have as their >>>>"My Documents" folder a folder on a network drive, albeit different ones for each >>>>user in this instance. >>>> >>>> Try typing the full network [UNC] path to the shared "documents" folder into the >>>> registry value : >>>> >>>> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell >>>> Folders] >>>> "Personal"="\\RemotePC\$C\Documents and Settings\UserName\My Documents" >>>> >>>> ...noting that the path above is only a fictitious example. >>>> >>>> You may also need to change some other values under the same key : >>>> >>>> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell >>>> Folders] >>>> "My Pictures"="\\RemotePC\$C\Documents and Settings\UserName\My Documents\My >>>> Pictures" >>>> "My Music"="\\RemotePC\$C\Documents and Settings\UserName\My Documents\My Music" >>>> >>>> ...you could create a reg-file with the modified paths for the registry values >>>> [above] and import it in each profile on each PC that you want to share the same >>>> network folder as their "My Documents" folder.... >>>> >>>> Explanation : XP machines are directed to their "My Documents" folder by the >>>> value in the registry shown above called "Personal", by changing this value on >>>> all your machines (and profiles on them), you effectively "re-direct" those >>>> machines into using a shared single folder for their "My Documents". However, >>>> if you change this value and don't change the values under the same key for "My >>>> Music" and "My Pictures" those destinations will remain on the local drive. >>>> >>>> == >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> "Kodjo Stiles" <kodjostiles(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message >>>> news:OCWzLX5vKHA.5340(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Is it possible to redirect all folders on a machine to a different one over >>>>> the network (a share on a server)? >>>>> I have many users using the same machine and would like all of them to store >>>>> and retrieve their documents on a newtwork share. >>>>> So, somebody accessing for example c:\some\local\path would in fact be >>>>> accessing a folder such as \\server\sharename that I would have specified. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Kodjo >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature >>>>> database 4798 (20100122) __________ >>>>> >>>>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >>>>> >>>>> http://www.eset.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature >>>> database 4798 (20100122) __________ >>>> >>>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >>>> >>>> http://www.eset.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature >>> database 4798 (20100122) __________ >>> >>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >>> >>> http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature >> database 4798 (20100122) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 4798 (20100122) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > |