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by aspiring_one

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Can someone tell me if there is any way to hide other users home directories from everyone else?

Also, what would be the point in having a login script as far as home directories are concerned if you've already specified the home directory path in User Manager for Domains? I've heard some people say before that this won't work for Windows 95/98 clients, only NT. How would I set it up for Windows 95/98 users?

Also, I read somewhere that once you specify a home directory for users, it becomes the default "Save as" and "Open" directory for applications except for those with a working directory already specified. Is there any way to override this setting and have the home directory be the default working area for all applications?

Thanks.

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by dmull

I've never found a way to hide other users home directories, though it's never been a problem in our office because no other user has access to them anyway. When you set them up on a drive letter on the server only the home directory owner has full control. I've always used logon scripts I've created with batch files and stored them in the NETLOGON directory of my servers. That directory is replicated daily to all my import servers so users always have the current logon scripts. I have not found that the home directory becomes the default "save as or "open" directory in any of my applications. If your users will be logging on from different clients (Windows 95, or Windows for Workgroups) then assign a logon script that issues a NET USE H: /HOME command. For Windows NT users, the command will simply fail because the home directory has already been assigned. On the other clients it will connect drive H: to the \\HomeSrv\HomeUser share.

by elmagoal

You need to make them hidden shares by placing a $ at the end of the name of the folder. The login script does not work in win 98/95 you have to hard map to the share. No it does not become the default save as. You have to do this manually or by entering a registry setting manually or by using a batch file. Check ms technet for the registry settings.

by mark_lt

The only way you can have your users only see their own folder is to do the sloow job of creating a share for each user and setting that as the home drive. Win9x and NTx can not map a drive to \\server\share\folder, but win2k can map a drive to nearly any level you want.

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