[Shu-cdromlan] Re: default save to A:

[Peter Chojenski]

We have a similar policy to the below.  Every student has 5 MB of space on
the network server to store their files.  If they can provide evidence that
they need more space, more storage space may be allotted.



At 12:06 PM 10/20/00 +0100, Jo Cox wrote:
>Thats right, 20,000 users all with home directories but only 3mb default
>space, they can request more.
>We have our own controls that force users to manage their space. Server
>has 50 gb disk but only about 40%
>used at the moment.
>
>Tom Edelblute wrote:
>
> > Let me get this straight.  You actually have a server where your
> library patrons actually save their work to the server hard-drive.  Is
> that what you are telling us?  How do you manage this?  I would think the
> server hard-drive would become full within a matter of days with everyone
> out there saving their stuff to the
> > hard-drive.  Do you have some sort of maintenance program to remove the
> old files?
> > --
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Tom Edelblute
> > Reference and Technology Librarian
> > Anaheim Public Library   phone: (714) 765-1759
> > 500 West Broadway        fax:   (714) 765-1730
> > Anaheim CA 92805         e-mail: thomas@anaheim.lib.ca.us
> >
> > Jo Cox wrote:
> >
> > > HI,
> > >
> > > I am not so sure about all this setting default saves to Drive A: as
> it has caused an awfull lot of problems in our public access Pc's.
> > > We do tend to have a rather unique setup so maybe the problem is
> antagonised by this. We have a about 600 Pc's scattered around for
> student access, all apps (except IE) are maintained remotely on network
> servers and run from there. Each user has a drive h:\ as a home directory
> ( mapped to a server ). We encourage
> > > students to never use 'Save As' or work on files that reside on
> floppy, we have had an awfull lot of corrupted files especially larger
> pieces of work when people do this. Instead we encourage use of H: and
> explorer to copy files to A: for backup purposes. The same story applies
> to Zip disks that we have fitted to these
> > > machines.
> > > If anybody else has had this problem I'd be interested to hear and
> see if we can work out a common pattern for this problem.
> > > Cheers
> > > Jo
> > >
> > > \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
> > > \_ Jo Cox. Software Engineer  \_
> > > \_ Oxford Brookes University  \_
> > > \_ jcox@brookes.ac.uk         \_
> > > \_ Tel UK: (0) 1865:483305    \_
> > > \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
> > >
> > > Mary Platt wrote:
> > >
> > > > Whenever I have tried to make the prefs file read only in the last
> two versions of netscape I have worked with (4.5 and 4.7) it creates an
> error when netscape closes down.  Netscape is trying to save, apparently,
> to that file and is blocked.  The error is harmless, but like any error
> message, is unnerving to users.
> > > >
> > > > Mary Platt
> > > > Kennesaw State University
> > > >
> > > > >>> lsheppard@LIBRARY.DELMAR.EDU 10/15/00 05:00PM >>>
> > > > Try editing the Prefs file inside the user's folder.  (normally
> c:\program files\netscape\users\**).
> > > > Add or  edit the existing line (with notepad) to look like this:
> > > > user_pref("browser.download_directory", "a:\\");
> > > > Netscape will default to the floppy drive first, with patrons able
> to change locations after that.
> > > > To keep patrons from changing this, make the file read only. Each
> time Netscape is launched, it will go back to whatever settings are in
> the prefs file. Doing this will also enable you to "lock in" other
> settings such as home page, url history etc.
> > > > Larry Sheppard
> > > > Lan Manager
> > > > Del Mar College Library Automation
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From:   Doris Munson [SMTP:dorism@clackamas.cc.or.us]
> > > > Sent:   Friday, October 13, 2000 11:32 AM
> > > > To:     CDROMLAN@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> > > > Subject:        Re: default save to A:
> > > >
> > > > Is there a way to do this with Netscape also?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Doris Munson
> > > > Catalog/Technical Systems Librarian
> > > > Clackamas Community College
> > > > 19600 S. Molalla Avenue
> > > > Oregon City, OR 97045
> > > > (503) 657-6958 x2463
> > > > fax: (503) 655-8925
> > > > dorism@clackamas.cc.or.us
> > > >
> > > > >>> SCP_SULLI@sals.edu 10/05/00 07:51PM >>>
> > > > >Is there any way of changing the default save location in Windows
> NT from:
> > > > >C:\winnt\profiles\username\personal
> > > > >to the A: drive?
> > > >
> > > > This value is stored at:
> > > >
> > > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
> > > > User Shell Folders\Personal
> > > >
> > > > and is of type REG_EXPAND_SZ.
> > > >
> > > > Note that this will work for Internet Explorer and MS Access; the
> other Office
> > > > products have their own settings.
> > > >
> > > > Bob Sullivan                               scp_sulli@sals.edu
> > > > Schenectady County Public Library (NY)     http://www.scpl.org
> > >
> > > --
>
>--
>\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
>\_ Jo Cox. Software Engineer  \_
>\_ Oxford Brookes University  \_
>\_ jcox@brookes.ac.uk         \_
>\_ Tel UK: (0) 1865:483305    \_
>\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

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Peter
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