[UniMacTech] portable home folders

[Viv Robey]

Hi Rick,

Windows XP has the ability to have "offline file" from a network share.

It needs Offline files enabled:  in Windows Explorer, Tools/Folder
Options then Offline Files tab

Then, on a network drive, right-click the folder(directory) you want to
have offline and select Make Available Offline.

All files in this folder are copied to a local cache on the PC. The
networked drive letter then still appears even when disconnected from
the network.

This works well with Windows servers, haven't tried it with Mac
servers...

Forget about Briefcase; it's the most troublesome thing.

cheers

Viv Robey

IT Support: Department of Physiology

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

University of Auckland

Tel  +64 9 3737599 x86166

email: v.robey at auckland.ac.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: unimactech-bounces at auc.edu.au
[mailto:unimactech-bounces at auc.edu.au] On Behalf Of rick barrett
Sent: Tuesday, 6 May 2008 4:08 a.m.
To: University Macintosh Technical Mailing List
Subject: Re: [UniMacTech] portable home folders

Thanks, I'll try the off line access first thing in the morning.

I forgot to mention that the laptops connect via our airport wireless  
network which is currently 803.11g. Hopefully our new 803.11n  
basestations should be delivered this week.

cheers

Rick
On 06/05/2008, at 12:18 AM, James Dawson wrote:

> On the windows side couldn't they create a Briefcase in their  
> network home directory and drag files from their local drive into  
> it and simply update the briefcase when they get back to work?
>
> The other option is to set properties of their network drives to  
> allow off line access which creates a local copy on their hard disk  
> but it takes too long generally synching at start up and shut down  
> each day.
>
> Both of the above are windows solution relying on the client  
> machine being windows and assuming through the magic of networking  
> they don't understand they are talking to a network share on a mac :-)
>
>
> On 5/05/08 11:40 PM, "rick barrett" <rickbarrett at dodo.com.au> wrote:
>
>
>
> Hi all.
>
> I'm running a Mac 10.4.8 OD server on an all mac site for 460 users
> using networked home folders in a fully managed environment. My new
> boss bought 20 dell laptops and wanted them connected to the network
> for 20 specific users to access their existing AFP home folders.
>
> I've set up the server as a windows PDC, created a profiles folder in
> the users folder, created a logon script to mount their home folders
> and the groups share and set the path for the profiles. Created a
> windows test user and logged in to the server. User gets
> authenticated, gets the network home folder and group share but no
> profiles yet as I had no time to set it up.
>
> Now my boss wants to let these users take the laptops home, create
> files, then come back and logon to the server and auto sync to their
> network home directories. Now I need portable home folders.
>
> This can be done for mac laptops but how do I do this for windows
> laptops? Also these 20 users will still need to be able to login to
> macs.
>
> If this can't be done then I'll have to install a Windows server and
> run an OD-AD configuration. I also run the risk of losing 100 macs.
>
> Any ideas anyone?
>
> thanks
>
> rick
>
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