Hi all,

I have been wondering how I can create a user home directory other than C
drive. As you all know, the user home direcoty is located at "C:\Documents
and Settings" as default when a new user account is created.
My purpose is to disallow a new user modify/create any file in C drive,
where the system files are located. I know how to map "My documents"
directory out of C, but I have not been successful to do so for the whole
user home directory.
I will really appreciate any tiny help! Thanks a lot!

ares wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have been wondering how I can create a user home directory other than C
> drive. As you all know, the user home direcoty is located at "C:\Documents
> and Settings" as default when a new user account is created.
> My purpose is to disallow a new user modify/create any file in C drive,
> where the system files are located. I know how to map "My documents"
> directory out of C, but I have not been successful to do so for the whole
> user home directory.
> I will really appreciate any tiny help! Thanks a lot!

check in the registry here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
SOFTWARE\
Microsoft\
Windows NT\
CurrentVersion\
ProfileList

microsoft and google has some more in-depth information about it

Location of a Users profile does not determine User rights and/or
privilieges.

Use Group/Local policy settings to restrict what a User can and cannot do.



"ares" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:17203AF3-35E2-414A-AB89-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all,
>
> I have been wondering how I can create a user home directory other than C
> drive. As you all know, the user home direcoty is located at "C:\Documents
> and Settings" as default when a new user account is created.
> My purpose is to disallow a new user modify/create any file in C drive,
> where the system files are located. I know how to map "My documents"
> directory out of C, but I have not been successful to do so for the whole
> user home directory.
> I will really appreciate any tiny help! Thanks a lot!

"jorgen" wrote:

> ares wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have been wondering how I can create a user home directory other than C
> > drive. As you all know, the user home direcoty is located at "C:\Documents
> > and Settings" as default when a new user account is created.
> > My purpose is to disallow a new user modify/create any file in C drive,
> > where the system files are located. I know how to map "My documents"
> > directory out of C, but I have not been successful to do so for the whole
> > user home directory.
> > I will really appreciate any tiny help! Thanks a lot!
>
> check in the registry here:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\
> SOFTWARE\
> Microsoft\
> Windows NT\
> CurrentVersion\
> ProfileList
>
> microsoft and google has some more in-depth information about it
>

Hi jorgen,

Thanks for the answer. How and where do I check the registry you listed?

"AJR" wrote:

> Location of a Users profile does not determine User rights and/or
> privilieges.
>
> Use Group/Local policy settings to restrict what a User can and cannot do.
>
>
>
> "ares" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:17203AF3-35E2-414A-AB89-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have been wondering how I can create a user home directory other than C
> > drive. As you all know, the user home direcoty is located at "C:\Documents
> > and Settings" as default when a new user account is created.
> > My purpose is to disallow a new user modify/create any file in C drive,
> > where the system files are located. I know how to map "My documents"
> > directory out of C, but I have not been successful to do so for the whole
> > user home directory.
> > I will really appreciate any tiny help! Thanks a lot!
>
>

Thanks AJR,

Yes, I know how to control rights/privilege for each folder and drive. But,
as I said, my goal is not to allow users create/modify any file in "C" drive.
As long as I put user home directory under "C", I cannot achieve this goal
because I have to give a user write permission for his home directory. If I
disallow, some of basic window applications do not function properly (i.e.,
MS office). That is why I have to mount a user home directory other than C
and allow full access to it.
Thanks anyway.

=?Utf-8?B?YXJlcw==?= <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:17203AF3-35E2-414A-AB89-(E-Mail Removed):

> Hi all,
>
> I have been wondering how I can create a user home directory other
> than C drive. As you all know, the user home direcoty is located
> at "C:\Documents and Settings" as default when a new user account
> is created. My purpose is to disallow a new user modify/create any
> file in C drive, where the system files are located. I know how
> to map "My documents" directory out of C, but I have not been
> successful to do so for the whole user home directory.
> I will really appreciate any tiny help! Thanks a lot!

Perhaps a strange place to find it, but perhaps this might help:

"An error message informs you that you cannot move or rename the
Documents and Settings folder"
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314843/en-us>


HTH,
John

Hi John,

Thanks a lot! The link you posted gavw me the exact information I was seeking.
You are the man!

ares

"John Wunderlich" wrote:

> =?Utf-8?B?YXJlcw==?= <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:17203AF3-35E2-414A-AB89-(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have been wondering how I can create a user home directory other
> > than C drive. As you all know, the user home direcoty is located
> > at "C:\Documents and Settings" as default when a new user account
> > is created. My purpose is to disallow a new user modify/create any
> > file in C drive, where the system files are located. I know how
> > to map "My documents" directory out of C, but I have not been
> > successful to do so for the whole user home directory.
> > I will really appreciate any tiny help! Thanks a lot!
>
> Perhaps a strange place to find it, but perhaps this might help:
>
> "An error message informs you that you cannot move or rename the
> Documents and Settings folder"
> <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314843/en-us>
>
>
> HTH,
> John
>