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Homes - Resources

homes

1. Anatomy of Home Directory

> /home/user
  >> .bashrc, ...     - for server
  >> Client
    >>> .bashrc, ...  - for client ws
    >>> Windows       - for windows
      >>>> Home       - .
      >>>> Profile    - .
      >>>> Netlogon   - need it ?
      >>>> Redirected - ...from profile ...via group policy
        >>>>> Application Data
        >>>>> Desktop
        >>>>> Favorites
        >>>>> My Documents

2. Windows LNK files

Generally not manageable from Linux.

3. Windows User Profile Folders

+/-	Folder Name	Description
+	Application Data	Apps should store extra data here (similar to "dot files" in Linux, a.k.a. "hidden files" in Windows)
-	Cookies	Microsoft Internet Explorer stores user's cookies here
+	Desktop	User's Desktop Folder (icons, etc.)
+	Favorites	Microsoft's IE stores user's favorites here (url shortcuts)
-	Local Settings	Extra Data for local computer should be stored here (Temp, etc)
+	My Documents	(Personal in NT4) User's Document folder
-	NetHood	Any Extra Network Neighborhood Shortcuts are stored here
-	PrintHood	Any Network Printers the user adds are stored here
-	Recent	List of Recently opened files (files that are opened within Explorer)
-	SendTo	Any locations to add to the send-to list are stored here
-	Start Menu	The user's Start Menu is stored here
-	Templates	Links to create new files with the New -> submenu
-	Ntuser.dat	Actual File that holds the User Hive of the Windows Registry

4. Autodir

This tool works only for local directories. It is not compatible with NFS !

Trivial alternatives: PAM - Make home dir.

Home page: HowTo, sample configurations

RPM-packages for RHEL4: i386 и x64

"realpath=/autohome,level=0,skel=/etc/skel,mode=0755,fastmode"

5. Samba Resources

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