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author | Gerald Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2003-01-16 02:20:27 +0000 |
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committer | Gerald Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2003-01-16 02:20:27 +0000 |
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* merge fixes for SGML syntax errors (does no one ever regenerate the docs?)
* regenerate the docs
* add some files from SAMBA_3_0
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diff --git a/docs/textdocs/CreatingGroupProfiles-Win2K.txt b/docs/textdocs/CreatingGroupProfiles-Win2K.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..3960fd1c14 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/textdocs/CreatingGroupProfiles-Win2K.txt @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +You must first convert the profile from a local profile to a domain +profile on the MS Windows workstation as follows: + +1. Log on as the LOCAL workstation administrator. + +2. Right click on the 'My Computer' Icon, select 'Properties' + +3. Click on the 'User Profiles' tab + +4. Select the profile you wish to convert (click on it once) + +5. Click on the button 'Copy To' + +6. In the "Permitted to use" box, click on the 'Change' button. + +7. Click on the 'Look in" area that lists the machine name, when you click +here it will open up a selection box. Click on the domain to which the +profile must be accessible. + +Note: You will need to log on if a logon box opens up. Eg: In the connect +as: MIDEARTH\root, password: mypassword. + +8. To make the profile capable of being used by anyone select 'Everyone' + +9. Click OK. The Selection box will close. + +10. Now click on the 'Ok' button to create the profile in the path you +nominated. + +Done. You now have a profile that can be editted using the samba-3.0.0 +profiles tool. + + + +> Keep profiles clean and small by making them mandatory. +> See the Win2K/WinXP resource kits for details how to create a mandatory profile. +> +> Can you do this when using Samba as a PDC? I thought you could only do +> policies if you had a Win2K server? + +No difference. Samba handles the profile ACLs the same way Win2K does. +But understand that it is the Win2K client that does all the processing +of the SIDs on the ACLs in the profile NTUser.DAT file. + + +Note: +----- +> Unless your users are using Outlook (or virtually any E-mail client for +> that matter) I have a few users with .PST files that are over 1Gig in +> size. This is due to the regular amount of data files that we are sent. I +> have discussed with them the need to trim those files down. + +Under NT/2K the use of mandotory profiles forces the use of MS Exchange +storage of mail data. That keeps desktop profiles usable. + |