As another suggestion, if its only user data your concerned about, and not settings and the like, consider Windows Live Sync for important documents. G.
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Nigel Parker > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is this the best way or would it be more advisable to just get the users > > to save files and copy them manually onto the network (although they > > will need to remember to do this) > > They never remember to do it. If you base your plan on that you > will lose. If you must go that route, get approval in writing from > top management and the department managers, and then make each and > every user sign an acknoledgement form, and still be prepared to be > fired when it goes wrong (which it will). > > Our solution involves all of the following: > > 1. Roaming profiles, so profile data gets copied to server on logout > 2. GPO which sets NTFS permissions which prevent users from creating > files or folders under C:\ itself, so they can't create stuff outside > of their profile > 3. Users are not Administrators or Power Users, so they can't bypass this > > CSC (Client Side Caching, AKA Offline Files) is optional unless > you're also using Folder Redirection. CSC will help eliminate the > burden of users manually maintaining in their user profile their own > copies of network files, though, so it's a good idea. > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > -- Gavin Wilby, Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby GSXR Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
