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I know they are stored on the server. I am specifically looking for the name of the files I can manipulate to change the background files on certian profiles. I am in charge of over 1000 student profiles and I have seen a few offensive ones that need to get changed. Thanks

2007-07-11 06:01:48 · 7 answers · asked by LAN Lord 3 in Computers & Internet Computer Networking

The backgrounds are not stored locally in roaming profiles. Please stop answering this way.
I can not force a common background on all users and prevent them from changing them because our school district feels that it is an infringment on their freedom of expression. Stupid, I know...

2007-07-11 06:17:36 · update #1

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you do want to use group policy to eliminate the user of having the ability to change their backgroup. This will prevent the issue from arising again. However to fix this issue currently, it's not easy. The background information is stored in the NTUser.dat (in an XP, server 2003 environment). There is no way of simply replacing the background without having the end user log on, changing the background and then replicate the new profile across your network. However as system administrator, you should have the ability to change the end user password, to do anything you want, because the end user probably broke the Terms and conditions.
You must manually log in as that user, change the background, and replicated. Use group policy to prevent this from happening again

2007-07-11 06:18:38 · answer #1 · answered by nathan 6 · 2 1

You do not need a policy to lock down the profile. The best way for you to secure wallpapers, and other things, would be to browse to the users profile on the server. In that profile, there is a file called ntuser.dat. If you change that file to ntuser.man, it mandates the profile. Therefore not letting a student change his or her wallpaper, or delete icons for that matter. If a student changes the wallpaper, it would only work until the profile is logged off, and logged back on. Since the profile is mandated, it would revert back to the original wallpaper. I understand that this would be a long tedious task to do with over 1000 profiles (if that's how it is set up), but it will save you headaches in the long run. This would be a good project for an intern.

2007-07-11 06:20:07 · answer #2 · answered by John in PA 2 · 2 1

A roaming profile ability that a consumer can replace machines and get the comparable profile on the hot one offered the machines have the comparable utility. If the community has a device set up as a prevalent area controller it might already furnish this for any device on an internet site log in.

2016-11-09 00:44:10 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

The wallpapers are stored on the local drive so you'd have to lock things down using Group Policies to force a common background on all users at certain levels and prevent them from changing them. That's the only reasonable way you can do so and it is done this way in most large enterprises.

2007-07-11 06:13:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

I think you'd want to use group polices to apply the background image.

The problem is that when you use roaming profiles, the profile files are stored on the server, but the server administrator account doesn't own the files. You'd have to replace ownership on them, and I believe this breaks the link for the end user.

You could also then remove their ability to replace that image with Group Policy.

2007-07-11 06:06:59 · answer #5 · answered by RAM 2 · 0 2

Here's a little online instruction that might shed some light on the subject for you.

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Profile-Folder-Redirection-Windows-Server-2003.html

Hope it helps.

2007-07-11 06:15:05 · answer #6 · answered by flash21472 2 · 0 2

the wallpapers are stored locally in settings

2007-07-11 06:06:06 · answer #7 · answered by Jake 7 · 0 2

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