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Roaming Profile in hidden shared folder

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by tkwaku

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When using roaming profiles on the server in a shared folder. Eg \\server\profiles\tk
How do I prevent user tk from saving his profile on the network and allowing him to write to the folder? I need the share to be hidden from users but visible to the computers so the computer can save the profile to the folder when the client logs off.

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by gperrie

Hi

I'm don't really understand the first part of your question - prevent user from saving his profile.

To hide a share from users you can give the share a name with a $ at the end. ie \\server\share$

This will stop anyone browsing the network from having the share listed. ie typing \\server in the run box won't show the share but the computer WILL be able to access these shares if the user has the correct permission. It WON'T stop anyone with permission gaining access to the shareif they type in \\server\share$ in the run box.

HTH

Gavin

by tkwaku

I'll reprase the Q later. I'll think very weel about it before I do. Thanks.

by baddragon

One way to prevent the user from overwriting the profile, once you've put it in a hidden folder ( \\server\folder$ ) the $ sign hides it. is to rename the extension of the profile from DAT to MAN and restrict his rights to this file to read/execute, Voila problem solved.

by tkwaku

Probably the Q was not phrased properly. I'll rephrase the Q later. I'll think very weel about it before I do. Thanks.

by baddragon

One way to prevent the user from overwriting the profile, once you've put it in a hidden folder ( \\server\folder$ ) the $ sign hides it. is to rename the extension of the profile from DAT to MAN (thus making it madatory, and no matter what he does, it will always return to the profile thats saved by you) and restrict his rights to this file to read/execute, Voila problem solved.

by tkwaku

Probably the Q was not phrased properly. I'll rephrase the Q later. I'll think very weel about it before I do. Thanks.

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