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I am setting up terminal services for windows 2000 server. Most of the users are storing their files on the desktop in various folders. I have a group of users (people on the plant floor entering the data), and a group of supervisors (managers that want to access any of the users data) How do I set it up so any of the supervisors can acess any of the users files that are stored in c:\documents and settings\Username\Desktop? The superviosrs are not using a terminal session to acess the files they want to acess them from their laptops through the network? I have been giving them access to c:\ so they can get to the files, but this does not see appropriate?

simpsonehh

under group policy somewhere there is a folder redirection section. redirect the my docs folder to c:\documents and settings\Username\Desktop?

or

share that desktop folder and access it through IE \\server\share. you can also map it in user properties or group policies i think.

philsmicronet

You are probalby better creating user home directories and then getting the users to store their files in these. You could also setup a shared directory for the users to store files in and then everyone can get to them

RDAdams

Without a question setup a home directory for each user on the network server or a file server then allow the managers access via a group. Get all employees in the habit of not saving files on their local computers as this creates a need to backup all the computers in your company instead of the servers only. Creating shares for every computer on the network would be hard to manage and update as necessary.

Always try to create a low maintenance system to lessen the administrative overhead.

Tom_Hickerson

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I should clarify... The terminal services users are loggin on on dumb terminals (no hard drives) so they have no choice but to save to the server.

When I set up a home directory what files are stored there?
Is the My Documents folder stored in the home direcotry?
Is the Desktop files stored in the home directory?

Thanks,
Tom

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Tom_Hickerson

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In active directory users and computers I have given the profile patch d:\profile\%username%, and this works great, except it only updates the files in the d:\profile\%username% folder after they logoff? How can I make w2k update this profile more frequently, or use it instead of c:\docuements and settings?