[THIN] Re: Mapping Drives to Specific Users..

  • From: "Harry Singh" <hboogz@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:59:58 -0500

Greg -

you got it.

i do have home folder and user profile implemented for a subset of users,
but can't implement this for these users.

so i'm SOL ?

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Greg Reese <gareese@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I don't think Harry means the client drive of the machine they are
> connecting to Citrix from, but the C drive of the workstation they normally
> login to at the office.
>
> User A uses PC A in the office.
>
> goes home, fires up his home PC and connects to the Citrix server for
> access.  That user wants to access a share on PC A.
>
> This is where a home drive and redirected "My Documents" Location is nice.
>
> Once it is mapped, it should stick in the user's profile.  I think some
> simple training and a cheat sheet might work.
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Mike Semon <msemon@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >  You can also add the following line to individual Terminal Servers in
> > the UserLogon.cmd file.
> >
> >
> >
> > Net use [drive letter]: \\clientc$
> >
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> >
> > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> > Behalf Of *Mike Semon
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:13 PM
> > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Mapping Drives to Specific Users..
> >
> >
> >
> > You don't have to configure a script to give access to local client
> > drives through Citrix. Just enable client drive mapping in the ICA
> >
> > properties. If you want them to access shared drives in Citrix session
> > add drives in logon script.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >  ------------------------------
> >
> > *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> > Behalf Of *Joe Shonk
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:07 PM
> > *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Mapping Drives to Specific Users..
> >
> >
> >
> > How about moving the user's data to a centralized fileserver?  In the
> > long run, that is the best place for it to be.  Or if your environment is
> > small enough, perhaps GoToMyPC is a better choice than Citrix.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 12:23 PM, Harry Singh <hboogz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I need to come up with a script or a combination of methods so i users
> > who are connecting through the citrix server are mapped to their local
> > workstations' C drive.
> >
> > in other words, when userA logs into excel via citrix and they click
> > file open, they can drop down and see a drive mapping to their shared C
> > drive at the office.
> >
> > in the past, since we were a small shop, their computername would mimic
> > their username; so the script would look like "net use /persistent:no W:
> > \\%username%\c"
> >
> > now we've changed the computername convention and i'm not sure how to
> > accomplish the same mapping.
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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