[798] in winnt
Re: netscape multiple users reg edits?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (k_limon@MIT.EDU)
Thu Mar 14 13:29:33 2002
From: k_limon@MIT.EDU
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Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 13:29:31 -0500
To: Barbara Santorella <bsantore@mit.edu>
Cc: "Aran M. Parillo" <aran@mit.edu>, winpartners@mit.edu
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I can provide you with more specific syntax later when I am in my other office,
but basically, you can invoke netscape.exe with the -P parameter to specify a
specific profile. If you choose a common place for the profiles (say, under \
Documents and Settings\Application Data\Netscape\UserProfile), you can simply
create a shortcut with the %username% in it such that it references the
currently logged in user. Using a batch file and %username%, you can also batch
create default profiles, even include a login script that will check to see if
the user has a profile, and if not create a default for them--so that the first
time a user logs in, s/he will get the default profile automatically set up.
Kerem
Quoting Barbara Santorella <bsantore@MIT.EDU>:
> Aran
>
> You do not need registry edits in order to have multiple Netscape
> profiles. You can simply create them. Each profile will be
> inaccessible to the other users if you properly protect the profile
> directory using win2k security permissions. I think you might be
> thinking about registry edits to get Netscape to work under win2k for
> regular users. I avoided that with Netscape 4.74 by making users power
> users on their machines. Supposedly, you don't need to do that with
> Netscape 4.78, but I never tried.
>
> Barbara
>
> "Aran M. Parillo" wrote:
> >
> > Hi hi,
> > I'm prepping a new pc (win2k) for use by several users (it will not be
> > attached to a domain controller) and am looking for tips/techniques to
> > allow for individual users Netscape profiles. I have a vague
> recollection
> > of someone referencing required registry edits to accomplish this, but
> > can't seem to locate any documentation. It's Netscape 4.78 from the
> > web.mit.edu/software/win.html.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your assistance!
> > -amp
>
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