How to create user home directory other than C drive?

[Guest]

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]

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

 

[AJR]

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.

 

[Guest]

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?

 

[Guest]

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.

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.

 

[John Wunderlich]

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

 

[Guest]

Hi John,

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

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