RE: Re: Locking down the User Interface

[Bryan Whitehead <driver rccacm org>]

> Sorry Kev, but this just proves the point. NT is not a proper
> networking OS as long as it insists on storing user settings locally.
> At my workplace we use NT as well, and even with roaming
> profilles available, it *still* is a major hassle to enable user settings
> to be stored on the network.

You can configure a .pol file that forces roaming profiles into the
reg. of all the workstations. The only hastle is making the .pol file
(only about 10mins). You can also have different .pol for each group of
people. (I'm sure you already know that). Giving different acces rights
etc...

> The point Guillermo and D-man made is that with NFS-mounted
> /home partitions (or something similar), user settings could be
> customized *without* giving up a uniform user interface to all,
> because those users savvy enough to customize their own settings
> would *not* leave the workstation with their settings; as soon as
> they'd logged off, someone else logging on on the same machine
> would get *his* personal settings (for most users this would mean
> the deaults), because THEY ARE STORED ON THE NETWORK,
> NOT LOCALLY!!!
> 
> Mart van de Wege
> 
> 
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