How does Registry work in Terminal Server

[George]

I have a Win2K Terminal Server(TS).
Does Win2k have only one Registry for all users or does it
have sections that apply to all users and sections that
apply to users when Login occurs?

Is the current user section of the registry the same for
all users or is it set a login?

When a change is made to current user, does that change
cascade to all users?

Tahnks in advance...George
216/362-1330 x100

 

[News Reader]

There is only one registry on that TS server. As each user logs on, they
will have separate HKEY_CURRENT_USER section. The visible registry is built
from several separate files. HKEY_CURRENT_USER points refers to file from
"c:\document and settings\userxxx\ntuser.dat", where userxxx refesr to
userid of logged on user.

If you like to change HKEY_CURRENT_USER for all users, you typically define
logon script, which makes desired changes. You can customize all profiles
whe the users are not logged on. You can then use regedt32 and that "load
hive" function. Locate all ntuser.dat files from "c:\document and settings\"
and load each as separate hive under HKEY_USERS. And if you want also
customize default user profile, load that also ("c:\document and
settings\default user\ntuser.dat"). Now you can make all desired changes.
Finally you unload those hives, so that your users can again log on.

/Nico

 

[News Reader]

There is only one registry on that TS server. As each user logs on, they
will have separate HKEY_CURRENT_USER section. The visible registry is built
from several separate files. HKEY_CURRENT_USER points refers to file from
"c:\document and settings\userxxx\ntuser.dat", where userxxx refesr to
userid of logged on user.

If you like to change HKEY_CURRENT_USER for all users, you typically define
logon script, which makes desired changes. You can customize all profiles
whe the users are not logged on. You can then use regedt32 and that "load
hive" function. Locate all ntuser.dat files from "c:\document and settings\"
and load each as separate hive under HKEY_USERS. And if you want also
customize default user profile, load that also ("c:\document and
settings\default user\ntuser.dat"). Now you can make all desired changes.
Finally you unload those hives, so that your users can again log on.

/Nico