Method and system for managing windows desktops in a heterogeneous server environment
First Claim
1. A method of administering a Windows desktop from a non-Windows-based server, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
- generating a Windows User Profile for a user; and
associatively storing the Windows User Profile with desktop information in a datastore on said non-Windows-based server;
wherein an administrator can control said desktop information through said non-Windows-based server.
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Abstract
A method and system for managing Windows desktops in a heterogeneous server environment is provided. A Windows User Profile is generated for a user and associatively stored with desktop information in a datastore on a heterogeneous server. The heterogeneous server may be a non-Windows-based server. The desktop information provides configurability of a desktop of a Windows-based data processing system. The desktop may be a restricted desktop that may be either non-modifiable or only temporarily modifiable by the user for a session on the Windows-based data processing system. The datastore may contain a pair of desktops for a user, in which one of the pair of desktops is a Windows NT desktop and one of the pair of desktops is a Windows 95 desktop or a Windows 98 desktop.
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41 Claims
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1. A method of administering a Windows desktop from a non-Windows-based server, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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generating a Windows User Profile for a user; and
associatively storing the Windows User Profile with desktop information in a datastore on said non-Windows-based server;
wherein an administrator can control said desktop information through said non-Windows-based server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus of administering a Windows desktop from a non-Windows-based server, the apparatus comprising:
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generating means for generating a Windows User Profile for a user; and
storing means for associatively storing the Windows User Profile with desktop information in a datastore on said non-Windows-based server. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
managing means for managing a desktop of a client from said non-Windows-based server in a distributed data processing system.
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14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the desktop information provides configurability of a desktop of a Windows-based data processing system.
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15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the configurability is on a per-user basis.
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16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the desktop information includes user-specific files.
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17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the desktop comprises a Windows 95 desktop, a Windows 98 desktop, or a Windows NT desktop.
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18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the datastore may comprise a pair of desktops for a the user, wherein one of the pair of desktops is a Windows NT desktop and one of the pair of desktops is a Windows 95 desktop or a Windows 98 desktop.
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19. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said Windows User Profile provides a mandatory desktop for the user.
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20. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said storing means stores said Windows User Profile in a unique location for each respective user.
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21. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein each respective desktop can be accessed from a plurality of workstations in the data processing system.
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22. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said storing means ensures that a person storing said Windows User Profile has the authority to do so.
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23. A method of administering a Windows desktop from a non-Windows-based server in a data processing system, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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generating a Windows User Profile for a user; and
associatively storing said Windows User Profile with desktop information in a datastore on a non-Windows-based server, wherein the desktop information provides configurability of a desktop of a Windows-based data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of administering a Windows desktop from a non-Windows-based server, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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generating a Windows User Profile for a user; and
associatively storing the Windows User Profile with desktop information in a datastore on said non-Windows-based server;
wherein the desktop information provides configurability of a desktop of a Windows-based data processing system;
wherein the desktop is a restricted desktop that may not be modified by the user of said Windows-based data processing system.
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29. A method of administering a Windows desktop form a non-Windows-based server, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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generating a Windows User Profile for a user; and
associatively storing the Windows User Profile with desktop information in a datastore on said non-Windows-based server;
wherein the desktop information provides configurability of a desktop of a Windows-based data processing system;
wherein the desktop is a restricted desktop that may be temporarily modified by the user for a session on said Windows-based data processing system.
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30. An apparatus for administering a Windows desktop from a non-Windows-based server, the apparatus comprising:
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generating means for generating a Windows User Profile for a user; and
storing means for associatively storing the Windows User Profile with desktop information in a datastore on said non-Windows-based server;
wherein the desktop information provides configurability of a desktop of a Windows-based data processing system;
wherein the desktop is a restricted desktop that may not be modified by the user of the Windows-based data processing system.
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31. An apparatus for administering a Windows desktop from a non-Windows-based server, the apparatus comprising:
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generating means for generating a Windows User Profile for a user; and
storing means for associatively storing the Windows User Profile with desktop information in a datastore on said non-Windows-based server;
wherein the desktop information provides configurability of a desktop of a Windows-based data processing system;
wherein the desktop is a restricted desktop that may be temporarily modified by the user for a session on the Windows-based data processing system.
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32. A computer program product on a computer-readable medium for administering a Windows desktop from a non-Windows-based server, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions for generating a Windows User Profile for a user; and
second instructions for associatively storing the Windows User Profile with desktop information in a datastore on a non-Windows-based server, wherein the desktop information provides configurability of a desktop of a Windows-based data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer program product on a computer-readable medium for administering a Windows desktop from a non-Windows-based server, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions for generating a Windows User Profile for a user; and
second instructions for associatively storing the Windows User Profile with desktop information in a datastore on a said non-Windows-based server. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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