[THIN] Re: Published Desktop lockdown

  • From: "Jeff Pitsch" <jepitsch@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:52:17 -0400

An alternative is to have a centralized desktop with all the icons.  Then
use Access based enumeration and NTFS permissions.  This will only show the
appropriate icons to the appropriate users.  Very simple and very effective.


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On 7/14/06, Angela Smith <angela_smith9@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Greg

Will do some investigation in regards to pnagent.  Will Flex provide that
lockdown capability?  Do Citrix support flex?  Ive heard some good things
about it but was a little concerned with the lack of support..


>From: "Greg Reese" <gareese@xxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [THIN] Re: Published Desktop lockdown >Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 08:02:52 +1200 > >use the pn agent. That is exactly what it is for. Put them on mandatory >profiles or flxe profiles. Then you only have one thing to manage and they >get the dynamic environment they need. The result is simple and clean if >you do it right. > >Greg > >On 7/15/06, Angela Smith <angela_smith9@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>I was thinking that.. Only issue though is I want to be able to create >>icons based on AD group membership via a login script. Wont setting the >>desktop to Read only break this? >> >>I vaguely remember reading about people using the PNAgent to create >>desktop >>icons in a published desktop. Is this the best practice way of doing >>this? >> >> >> >From: "Jim Kenzig http://ThinHelp.com"; <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> >> >Reply-To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >Subject: [THIN] Re: Published Desktop lockdown >> >Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:22:24 -0700 (PDT) >> > >> >Just make the desktop folder in the profile read only. >> > JK >> > >> >cstalhoodwrote: >> > Have you considered redirecting the Desktop to the user's home >> >directory? >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On >> >Behalf Of >> >Angela Smith >> >Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 6:43 AM >> >To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >Subject: [THIN] Published Desktop lockdown >> > >> >Hi >> > >> >Ive just built a new farm based on Windows 2003 and Citrix Metaframe >> >Presentation Server 4. Ive published a desktop and am looking for the >>best >> >way to lockdown the "published desktop". Im using Group Policy and have >>set >> >several settings to lock the published desktop. I have an issue where I >> >don?t want the users to see/access the servers local drives. Ive >> >accomplished this via the following settings: >> > >> >User Configuration\Administrative Templates\windows components\windows >> >explorer\Hide these specified drives in My Computer >> >User Configuration\Administrative Templates\\windows components\windows >> >explorer\Prevent access to drives from My Computer >> > >> >My issue is that the users can create folders on the desktop but cannot >> >delete them (due to the above Group Policy settings). How can I easily >> >prevent the users from being able to make any changes to the desktop? >> > >> >As a side note, how do people control what icons are created on the >> >desktop?? I was thinking of using a script that copies icons to the >>desktop >> >based on AD group membership. Is there a better way to do this? >> > >> >Thanks >> > >> >_________________________________________________________________ >> >Research and compare new cars side by side at carpoint.com.au >> > >> http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fsecure%2Dau%2Eimrworldwide%2Ecom%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Fa%2Fci%5F450304%2Fet%5F2%2Fcg%5F801459%2Fpi%5F1004813%2Fai%5F833884&_t=54321&_r=hotmail_endtext&_m=EXT >> > >> >************************************************ >> >For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or >> >set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: >> >//www.freelists.org/list/thin >> >************************************************ >> > >> >************************************************ >> >For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or >> >set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: >> >//www.freelists.org/list/thin >> >************************************************ >> > >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Find lost friends & family online! Search for free. >> >> http://ninemsn.com.au/share/redir/adTrack.asp?mode=click&clientID=389&referral=HM_tagline&URL=http://ninemsn.schoolfriends.com.au >> >>************************************************ >>For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or >>set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: >>//www.freelists.org/list/thin >>************************************************ >>

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