[WinMac] Home Directories & At Ease Data Volumes

From: Kevin Haugh (kevin_haugh[at]redlands.k12.ca.us)
Date: Mon Jul 31 2000 - 09:45:19 PDT

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    I'm trying to create a situation where my students and staff (about 3000
    users) can log into any workstation on campus (50-50/Mac-Win95) and get to
    their files, which are stored on an NT server, without having to do any
    extensive navigating through the Chooser or Network Neighborhood. I'm
    running NT Server 4 w/MacIP and ASIP 6.2/At Ease 5.02. I have no trouble
    creating a Home directory for my windows users and mapping it to a drive
    letter via a login script. Similarly, I've had great success using an NT
    volume as the Workgroup Data Volume for my At Ease users. The nice thing
    about each of these is that the individual directories are created
    dynamically. That is, I don't have to create 3000 directories by hand and
    assign the appropriate permissions. It's when we begin to cross over that I
    have trouble. My Windows users can't get to the the files that they created
    on a Mac, and vice versa. What I want is ONE login that effectively and
    efficiently covers both sides of the fence.

    By default when the At Ease created user directories inside the Workgroup
    data volume, the permissions aren't secure enough from the Windows side.
    Also, the default permissions on a standard NT Home Directory are too tight
    for access from the Mac side.

    Has anyone pulled this At Ease/NT situation off? Does Mac Manager provide
    any help?

    I think I can do it, but only if I create the individual home directories
    and assign the permissions manually. That's a nightmare. Is there a way to
    create multiple directories with specific permission in NT via some sort of
    script?

    Any ideas would be appreciated. I've been banging my head against the wall
    for weeks, trying all sorts of combinations. Thanks.

    -- 
    Kevin Haugh, Technology Coordinator
    Redlands High School
    840 E. Citrus Avenue € Redlands, CA 92374
    Voice: 909.307.5500 x259  Fax: 909.307.5524
    

    kevin_haugh@redlands.k12.ca.us http://www.rhs.redlands.k12.ca.us

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