[THIN] Re: Group Policy and Desktops
- From: "Jeff Durbin" <techlists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 14:55:06 +1200
You're most welcome. I had to learn about GPO's myself once, and other
people helped me. Glad to return the favor.
JD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Matt Barys
> Sent: Thursday, 3 June 2004 2:40 p.m.
> To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Group Policy and Desktops
>
> That was it. I truly thank you for helping me and not making
> look like an idiot.
>
> Matt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Jeff Durbin
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 8:17 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Group Policy and Desktops
>
>
> Not necessarily true. If there were no group policy in
> place, then potentially the users could have been configured
> manually, be using a mandatory profile, or had their profile
> created from a template.
> However, he says that the Sales users are getting policy by
> virtue of being part of the Sales OU (their user object,
> presumably). If the users are receiving folder redirection
> settings from a group policy associated with the Sales OU,
> then you'd probably find them this way:
>
> - Right click the OU and choose properties
> - Click the Group Policy tab
> - Highlight the group policy in question and click Edit
> - Browse to User Configuration, Windows Settings, Folder Redirection
> - Right click Desktop and choose Properties
>
> If you want to look at the actual registry location, it's
> at
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ex
plorer\User
> Shell Folders\Desktop.
>
> JD
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Malczewski
> > Sent: Thursday, 3 June 2004 10:10 a.m.
> > To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: Group Policy and Desktops
> >
> > Whoa.. Holy basic question BatMan.. I'd SERIOUSLY suggest
> a book or
> > a class or something.
> >
> > But, the answer to your question is the "Profiles" tab in their AD
> > user object...
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Matt Barys [mailto:MBarys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 5:20 PM
> > To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> > Subject: [THIN] Group Policy and Desktops
> >
> >
> > HI,
> >
> > I'm a bit confused and hoped someone could shed some light.
> I started
> > here a month ago and am still trying to figure out a few
> things with
> > group policy and profiles. The way that it's set up (Win2000 AD) is
> > that when a user logs in, they are presented with their desktop. On
> > one of the servers, there is a share called Desktops that has each
> > Group in there with a folder and in the folder are the
> icons that show
> > up on their desktops. So if I have a user in Sales, they are in the
> > Sales OU, have the Sales group policy, and are a member of
> the sales
> > group. If I add a new shortcut into their desktop folder on
> the share,
> > it will show up on their desktop. My question is how is this
> > controlled? Where in Windows or the registry or group
> policy does it
> > state the Sales OU or GP's desktop should be pulled from
> > \\newserver4\desktop\sales? I see no scripts or anything like that.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Matt
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