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[lhatwwp]

Question 1

I was just reading that when a new share is created the everyone group has "read" rights. Is there a method of chnging this default at the uppermost level? When I create a share I would prefer that only administrators have access, after that I will assign rights.

Question 2

When I create a user in Netware, a folder is created for the users "home drive" and rights are assigned automatically. When I create a user in Windows that doesn't seem to happen. Yet I remember specifying some defaults like location of user files and disk space quota. What did I miss? Should a folder be created for a new Windows User?

TIA,
Lou

 

[ntinlin]

1. No way of changing that functionality that I am aware of. It is slightly better than W2K and before which gave Everyone Full Control rights.

There is also a util you can get (I forget the name) that will hide the names of files and folders that users don't have access to a la Netware.

2. Nope, doesn't happen by default. You'd need to do it in a script unless you want to do it within the GUI as you add the user. DSADD has options for home folder etc.

Neill

 

[porkchopexpress]

For question 2 you can create a template user with a path in the home folder tab in user properties that uses the %username% variable e.g. Drive U: \\server\sharename\%username% when you copy this user to create a new user a folder will be automatically created with the same name as the user account.

I rushed that post so post back if it's not clear.

 

[porkchopexpress]

Couple of handy links

http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2005/03/14/user-templates-for-creating-user-accounts/

Tons of server 2003 info here

http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/w2k3/index.htm

http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/vbscript/index.htm

 

[lhatwwp]

Thanks for the information. I will have a look at those links.

 

[terry712]

the login script bit

it's quicker to look at markdmac's faq and examples
it seems to have more or less everything that you will hope to do in it

 

[porkchopexpress]

Sorry to keep adding to your posts terry.

Marks script FAQ faq329-5798