[THIN] Re: Does anyone still remap drives?
- From: "Steve Snyder" <kwajalein@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 08:14:13 +1200
Even Tom moved away from remapping drives...
On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 6:01 AM, Carl Stalhood <cstalhood@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I usually don't even mention that remapping the drives is possible. It
> has caused me too many problems in the past.
>
> To avoid user confusion, configure group policy to hide the Citrix server's
> local C: drive. Then when the user sees the list of drives all they see is
> "C$ on Client". Users seem to have no problem identifying what that is.
>
> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 12:05 PM, Christopher Wilson <
> christofire@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Wow, had no idea this topic would engender such a lively discussion.
>> Thanks for all the replies.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> I don't see how it's any different that training a user to save file to
>>> their My Documents directory or H:\ Driver or U:\ Drive. For many
>>> organizations, they don't like the drive remapping feature as it's storing
>>> company data on a PC that is not backed up and has the potential to be
>>> compromised. For thin-clients, most thin-clients have a flash drive of
>>> which the writes are not committed to the c:\. If you allow users to use
>>> USB thumb drives, that will be a different drive.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> There are a lot of features and functions that come a go with a
>>> product. IBM was notorious for removing features of a product in place of
>>> another. Some people could argue that NDS support is useful but Citrix has
>>> decided to discontinue support for Novell. Also, keep in mind the Windows
>>> 2008 will also be the last 32-bit Server OS from Microsoft.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
>>> Behalf Of *Jim Kenzig http://thin.ms
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 07, 2008 9:34 AM
>>>
>>> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Does anyone still remap drives?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Take it easy Joe. Just because you aren't a fan of it doesn't mean it
>>> isn't useful. And you can't assume that every user has a high level of
>>> compuer literacy. Remapping removes a LOT of confusion especially when you
>>> are running on a thin client.
>>> Jim Kenzig
>>> Blog: http://www.techblink.com
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 12:27 PM, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> But at the same time, it costs Citrix money to support and re-engineer
>>> this
>>> feature for 2008. This money could be better spent else ware.
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>> Behalf
>>>
>>> Of Braebaum, Neil
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 9:24 AM
>>> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [THIN] Re: Does anyone still remap drives?
>>>
>>> I'd argue that there is - Citrix have been supporting, and perhaps
>>> encouraging this sort of thing for years. It's a bit previous to yank it
>>> now.
>>>
>>> Personally, I'm ambivalent - I've used it, but I could live without it -
>>> but all the same, Citrix introduced this functionality, and to a certain
>>> degree, encouraged it's use.
>>>
>>> Neil
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>> Behalf Of Joe Shonk
>>> Sent: 07 October 2008 17:19
>>> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [THIN] Re: Does anyone still remap drives?
>>>
>>> There is no technical reason as to why Citrix should support it. I've
>>> never been a fan of it anyways. If the users cannot follow simple
>>> instruction then the company needs to ask why are they using a computer
>>> or even why are they employed.
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>> Behalf Of Jan
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 8:04 AM
>>> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [THIN] Re: Does anyone still remap drives?
>>>
>>> Um, why? There is NO technical reason why Citrix should not support it.
>>> This is a stupid move.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 10:51 AM, Chad Schneider (IT)
>>> <Chad.M.Schneider@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Technical reason not to remap....coming in XenApp5, remapped drives will
>>> no longer be supported.
>>>
>>> Chad Schneider
>>> Systems Engineer
>>> ThedaCare IT
>>> 920-735-7615
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> >>> On 10/7/2008 at 9:45 AM, <tinybeetle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Yep. All of the servers are remapped.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 10:28 AM, Medeiros, Jim
>>> <Jim.Medeiros@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> It all depends on your environment and what your users will expect. My
>>> last job I worked we did remap the drives but my current job we don't.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>>
>>> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>> Behalf Of Christopher Wilson
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:25 AM
>>> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [THIN] Does anyone still remap drives?
>>>
>>> Just curious if anyone still remaps drives on Citrix servers. My
>>> impression is that most people have moved away from the practice. I'm
>>> designing a new Citrix farm and wondering what the technical reasons are
>>> not to remap drives.
>>>
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