[THIN] Re: Setting users MyDocuments folder
- From: Carl Stalhood <cstalhood@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:21:00 -0500
Easier usually takes longer to accomplish.
While scripting and group policies are more complex, they might save you a
bunch of time in the long run.
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It may be… Or perhaps the easiest way would be to consolidate all of the
> user’s My Documents directory to a share or two. This makes it easy to
> quantify, backup and manage.
>
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>
> If every user’s directory is in a different location (and I don’t mean
> \\server\users\%username%, of course user has to have a unique folder)
> then how would qualify each user’s location? If your able to qualify that
> Bob goes here and Nancy goes here then you can create a script.
>
>
>
> Joe
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> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Javier Borrajo
> *Sent:* Thursday, April 16, 2009 7:04 AM
> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [THIN] Re: Setting users MyDocuments folder
>
>
>
> Thanks all for the input. I thought it was going to be easier. Maybe the
> quickest is looging as the user.
>
> Regards,
> Javier.
>
>
> Greg Reese wrote:
>
> You can open regedit and go to file, load hive, browse to the users
> ntuser.dat file in their profile, make the change, then uload the hive.
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> That's the long way but if they all have a different path and you can't
> script it or use a gpo, then manually us about all that is left
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On Apr 16, 2009, at 8:30 AM, Javier Borrajo <JBorrajo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> But to have access to HKCU I have to be logged on as the user in quetion.
> I could write a script, but every user has a different MyDocuments folder.
>
> Where does Windows 2003 get this values to put on
>
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell
> Folders\Personal
>
> for very user. Is this value in NTUSER.DAT and I just cannot change it from
> my account?
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Javier.
>
>
>
> Greg Reese wrote:
>
> The registry key controlling it is in user shell folders the value is named
> "personal"
>
> User shell folders is deep in hkcu. I am not at a computer but can look up
> the exact path for you when I get on the office if you have trouble finding
> it.
>
> You can change the value for users as they log onto the server with a
> script or seed it on the default profile on your ts servers.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 16, 2009, at 4:14 AM, Javier Borrajo < <JBorrajo@xxxxxxxxx>
> JBorrajo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I would like to know how can I change the user MyDocuments folder in a TS
> environment, without actually logging as the user. I do not want to use
> folder redirection.
>
> Thanks,
> Javier.
>
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