logon.cmd and persistent:yes problem

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Hi

A 2003 server std. R2 AD and domain laptops login.cmd problem. In this
envinroment they have a login script where server shares are mapped and the
persistent seem to be setup to be yes. Actually at the logon.cmd there is
nothing related for persistant but since the shares are listed also offline I
believe that in that system the default behaviour is that persistent is yes.

Now when those laptops are at home and connected to Internet (usually using
3G connection) the user can of couse see the list of server's shares. But if
he/she cliks any shares the My Computer will freeze over a minute. The laptop
is obviously seeking for those shares. We need those shares to be there off
line too because those users use IPSec VPN Client SW to access those shares
when needed.

I can instruct those remote workers not to click those shares while not VPN
connected but of course they often do that. How to solve this? I have tested
some batches to delete those shares but that means they are difficult to get
back. How to tell the laptop (explorer?) not to seek shares if it there is no
VPN connection involved.

Thanks in advantage,

Juha
 
RE: logon.cmd and persistent:yes problem

You should leverage on the Offline Files capabilities of Windows. You can
define, via Group Policy, to enable these folders to be available even when
the users are offline. Here are some links to guide you through:

Understanding Offline Files:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/93a550df-34cd-4497-85d0-8732602f59591033.mspx

Configuring Offline Files:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc782960.aspx

Configuring Group Policy for Offline Files:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc759721.aspx

Offline Files on Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/learnmore/offlinefiles.mspx

Changes to Offline Files in Vista:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-sg/magazine/cc137753(en-us).aspx

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"Rimfire" wrote:

> Hi
>
> A 2003 server std. R2 AD and domain laptops login.cmd problem. In this
> envinroment they have a login script where server shares are mapped and the
> persistent seem to be setup to be yes. Actually at the logon.cmd there is
> nothing related for persistant but since the shares are listed also offline I
> believe that in that system the default behaviour is that persistent is yes.
>
> Now when those laptops are at home and connected to Internet (usually using
> 3G connection) the user can of couse see the list of server's shares. But if
> he/she cliks any shares the My Computer will freeze over a minute. The laptop
> is obviously seeking for those shares. We need those shares to be there off
> line too because those users use IPSec VPN Client SW to access those shares
> when needed.
>
> I can instruct those remote workers not to click those shares while not VPN
> connected but of course they often do that. How to solve this? I have tested
> some batches to delete those shares but that means they are difficult to get
> back. How to tell the laptop (explorer?) not to seek shares if it there is no
> VPN connection involved.
>
> Thanks in advantage,
>
> Juha
 
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