5.8 Creating a User Remote Desktop Services Profile Path Policy
Novell Storage Manager provisions and manages Remote Desktop Services (formerly known as Terminal Services) profile policy paths through Remote Desktop Services profile path policies.
For users in Active Directory who access the network through Remote Desktop Services, Novell Storage Manager can provision and manage a user’s profile path, quota, grooming, and vaulting by setting and managing the profile path attribute.
Microsoft stores a user’s profile path as follows: \\server-name\share-name\users\user\profile
In managing the roaming profile user’s profile path, Novell Storage Manager creates two separate profile paths in the workstation’s file system. For Windows workstations running Windows Vista or Windows 7, the path is similar to: \\server-name\share-name\users\user\profile.V2
For Windows workstations running Windows XP and earlier, the path is similar to: \\server-name\share-name\users\user\profile.
When a profile is specified for the policy, the profile is created in both of the locations above. Additionally, when quota and vault paths are specified, the specifications apply to both of the paths as well.
When Novell Storage Manager has provisioned a profile path for the Remote Desktop Services user profile, it enters settings in the field of the User object’s Remote Desktop Services Profile property.
5.8.1 To Create a User Remote Desktop Services Profile Path Policy:
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In NSMAdmin, click
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In the menu, select .
The following screen appears:
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Specify a name in the field and leave the and options selected.
The Policy Options page appears.
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Select the options and settings that you want the policy to use:
User Remote Desktop Services Profile Path Policy Options: The fields presented on the Policy Options page are identical to those presented when you create a user home folder policy. For an explanation of the page, along with procedures for setting policy options, see Section 5.5.1, Setting Policy Options.
User Remote Desktop Services Profile Path Policy Associations: The Associations page is identical to the Association page presented when you create a user home folder policy. For an explanation of the page, along with procedures for setting associations, see Section 5.5.2, Setting Associations.
User Remote Desktop Services Profile Path Provisioning Options: The Provisioning Options page provides only the Path Owner and Template Folder settings that are described in detail in Section 5.5.3, Provisioning Options.
NOTE:When you create a User Remote Desktop Services Profile Path policy, the Folder Properties and Home Folder Options settings that are included in the Provisioning Options page for User Home Folder policies are not included because you are only setting the profile path and not the user home folder storage.
User Remote Desktop Services Profile Path Target Paths: The fields presented on the Target Paths page are identical to those presented when you create a user home folder policy. For an explanation of the page, along with procedures for setting target paths, see Section 5.5.4, Setting Target Paths.
User Remote Desktop Services Profile Path Quota Options: The fields presented on the Quota Options page are identical to those presented when you create a user home folder policy. For an explanation of the page, along with procedures for setting quota options, see Section 5.5.5, Setting Quota Options.
User Remote Desktop Services Profile Path Move Schedule: The fields presented on the Move Schedule page are identical to those presented when you create a user home folder policy. For an explanation of the page, along with procedures for setting the move schedule, see Section 5.5.6, Setting the Move Schedule.
User Remote Desktop Services Profile Path Cleanup Options: The fields presented on the Cleanup Options page are identical to those presented when you create a user home folder policy. For an explanation of the page, along with procedures for setting cleanup options, see Section 5.5.7, Setting Cleanup Options.
User Remote Desktop Services Profile Path Vault Rules: The fields presented on the Vault Rules page are identical to those presented when you create a user home folder policy. For an explanation of the page, along with procedures for setting vault rules, see Section 5.5.8, Setting Vault Rules.
User Remote Desktop Services Profile Path Grooming Rules: The fields presented on the Grooming Rules page are identical to those presented when you create a user home folder policy. For an explanation of the page, along with procedures for setting grooming rules, see Section 5.5.9, Setting Grooming Rules.