Setting users file to another drive (other than C)

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I found a need for Terminal Services, and being TS noob, I setup a
dedicated TS server (2003) and sized the partitions as I would any
Server (OS = 16GB, Data = 200GB) figuring I could have the users
interact with the DATA drive and not use any real appreciable space n C.
All users are setup with roaming profiles, their profiles (ts) are
mapped to the same location as the normal logon profiles.... What I've
noticed is that each user consumes C:\Documents and Settings\%User Name%
space and it's not erased when they disconnect.

Should I wipe the server and resize the OS partition to 220GB and just
ignore the idea of a DATA partition - they also have mapped drives to
the main server where all of their files are stored.


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No need to wipe the server. You just need to configure a Group
Policy. The minimum that you should configure is:

Computer Configuration - Administrative Templates - System - Logon
"Delete cached copies of roaming profiles"

Optionally (but highly recommended) is to redirect the users "My
Documents" folder to their home directory:
User Configuration - Windows Settings - Folder Redirection

You can also limit the size of the Internet Explorer cache and not
have temporary IE files roam with the profile (which is already the
default, I believe).

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Leythos <void@nowhere.lan> wrote on 18 maj 2005 in
microsoft.public.windowsnt.terminalserver.setup:

> I found a need for Terminal Services, and being TS noob, I setup
> a dedicated TS server (2003) and sized the partitions as I would
> any Server (OS = 16GB, Data = 200GB) figuring I could have the
> users interact with the DATA drive and not use any real
> appreciable space n C. All users are setup with roaming
> profiles, their profiles (ts) are mapped to the same location as
> the normal logon profiles.... What I've noticed is that each
> user consumes C:\Documents and Settings\%User Name% space and
> it's not erased when they disconnect.
>
> Should I wipe the server and resize the OS partition to 220GB
> and just ignore the idea of a DATA partition - they also have
> mapped drives to the main server where all of their files are
> stored.

 

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In article <Xns965B4E63726veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16>,
vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se says...
> No need to wipe the server. You just need to configure a Group
> Policy. The minimum that you should configure is:
>
> Computer Configuration - Administrative Templates - System - Logon
> "Delete cached copies of roaming profiles"

Thanks, I forgot about that one.

> Optionally (but highly recommended) is to redirect the users "My
> Documents" folder to their home directory:
> User Configuration - Windows Settings - Folder Redirection

Already done, I do this for all domain users so that we can get a full
backup.

> You can also limit the size of the Internet Explorer cache and not
> have temporary IE files roam with the profile (which is already the
> default, I believe).

I've got the limit, not sure about the temp/roaming.

I will log back in tonight and have it delete cached copies of roaming
profiles - this will have to be specific to the TS server only, it must
not happen on the workstations or laptops.

Thanks again.


> Leythos <void@nowhere.lan> wrote on 18 maj 2005 in
> microsoft.public.windowsnt.terminalserver.setup:
>
> > I found a need for Terminal Services, and being TS noob, I setup
> > a dedicated TS server (2003) and sized the partitions as I would
> > any Server (OS = 16GB, Data = 200GB) figuring I could have the
> > users interact with the DATA drive and not use any real
> > appreciable space n C. All users are setup with roaming
> > profiles, their profiles (ts) are mapped to the same location as
> > the normal logon profiles.... What I've noticed is that each
> > user consumes C:\Documents and Settings\%User Name% space and
> > it's not erased when they disconnect.
> >
> > Should I wipe the server and resize the OS partition to 220GB
> > and just ignore the idea of a DATA partition - they also have
> > mapped drives to the main server where all of their files are
> > stored.
>

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In article <MPG.1cf59035afc1149498979e@news-server.columbus.rr.com>,
void@nowhere.lan says...
> In article <Xns965B4E63726veranoesthemutforsse@207.46.248.16>,
> vera.noest@remove-this.hem.utfors.se says...
> > No need to wipe the server. You just need to configure a Group
> > Policy. The minimum that you should configure is:
> >
> > Computer Configuration - Administrative Templates - System - Logon
> > "Delete cached copies of roaming profiles"

I edited the local servers policy and that was the ticket - worked
great, lasts long time

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