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Chapter 6. User and desktop administration
6.1 Windows Clients
This chapter describes the methods and tools that can be used to customize
auser’s environment. It provides details on the Windows User Profiles and
the System Policy files and how they can be changed to create a custom and
easy to manage environment.
Workstations with the Feature for Windows Clients need to log on to a
WorkSpace On-Demand server to ensure that the images on the local drives
are kept current. All of the network services provided by clients currently
connecting to Windows NT servers can be provided by the OS/2 Warp Server.
Support for both Windows 9x and Windows NT Workstations for functions,
such as home directories, logon assignments, network applications, logon
scripts, and more, is available from the server.
In addition to these services, management of policy files and user profiles is
also enforced. These are described in the sections that follow.
Command line interfaces are the sole method of administering some of the
user options. The commands need to be executed by system administrators.
Remote Commands
Being able to remotely execute the NETWIN APP and NETWIN USER commands
is possible through the usage of existing mechanisms, such as NET
ADMIN and Telnet. In all cases, the command must be directed to a
primary domain controller to be executed with system administrator
privilege.
6.1.1 The NETWIN USER command
The NETWIN USER command adds, deletes, and displays information about
Windows applications assigned to a user's Windows desktop. It is also used
to assign a restricted desktop to a selected user. If the specified user does
not have a home directory, one will be added as a side effect of assigning a
restricted desktop to the user. Adding a home directory changes the user
accounts subsystem (NET.ACC) for the specified user. Another side effect of
assigning a Windows 32-bit application to a user is that a logon assignment is
made if the application is server-based. The logon assignment is used to give
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