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Restricting XP users preferences

Hi All,

I am setting up a server in a mixed Mac and PC environment. I have a G5 server which I have just upgraded to 10.4.10
I need to be able to restrict users to only see their roaming account on the server i.e. block them from accessing anything but their home folder and a group folder.
I'm happy enough with this on the Mac side but the PC side is giving me trouble.
So far I have the PC's authenticating to the server and mounting their home dir at startup. the question is:

Can I configure 10.4 Server so that when XP's authenticate to it they are resticted to only using specified apps, cannot access the control panels or run menu and can only save to the home folder?

I've been a Mac guy for 18 years and have done my best to avoid PC's but....

G5DP Xserve Mac OS X (10.4.10) XP clients

Posted on Jul 12, 2007 3:55 AM

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Posted on Jul 12, 2007 4:43 AM

Hiya

Windows uses various files in the profile directory.

The one that's important to edit is called:
NTUSER.DAT

this specifies various things such as the location of the home folder etc.

Unfortunately you have to edit this with regedit.exe on a pc.
see:
http://isg.ee.ethz.ch/tools/realmen/det/skel.en.html
for more info.

I hope that helps

D
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Jul 12, 2007 4:43 AM in response to Gerard Allen

Hiya

Windows uses various files in the profile directory.

The one that's important to edit is called:
NTUSER.DAT

this specifies various things such as the location of the home folder etc.

Unfortunately you have to edit this with regedit.exe on a pc.
see:
http://isg.ee.ethz.ch/tools/realmen/det/skel.en.html
for more info.

I hope that helps

D

Restricting XP users preferences

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