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Hiding a home directory
Name: antin85 Date: May 6, 2004 at 00:03:45 Pacific OS: Windows NT server CPU/Ram: 400 Mhz 128 Ram
Comment:
I'm wondering how you can hide a users home directory from other users on the same network!
Name: Tom Hutchinson Date: May 6, 2004 at 03:24:26 Pacific
Reply:
You must have done some bad setting up if the drives are available to the other users.
Usually the shares are visable on the Server under Network Neighborough but your security on the NTFS drive will prevent access.
using the netlogon script doing "Net Use H: \\server\%username%" will do the connecting and logoff will disconnect it.
If it is hiding the drive then use Poledit to do it per workstation.
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Response Number 2
Name: wanderer Date: May 6, 2004 at 09:18:01 Pacific
Reply:
put a $ at the end of the share. map the a drive letter for the user. Now the user can access the home folder via the drive letter and no one can see it.
You should NEVER have to use ntfs file permissions for home folders. Restrictions are done thru the share.
You should ONLY use ntfs file permissions when you have multiple users using a share and which to restict who does what.
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