>Hi Athur,
>
>sure that's possible (although I don't know if you can do it with
>snapshot, we still don't use snapshot).
>But the question is who should do that? You can delete users using
>f.i. a batch file, but these folders should be removed one by one
>and, since they're not directly related to the username on filelevel
>on the server, also in the CS user interface. For as far as I know
>only a system admin is able to see and delete all userfolders, so
>he/she should do the job?
>In our situation I can imagine that it could be done that way,
>because user management (creation of useraccount) is done centrally
>by the system admin as well.
>For courses it might be a different thing. There we have course
>admins with the rights to create and delete courses, but do they (or
>should they) have the right to delete course folders in CS as well?
>
>When it should be possible to do the job with snapshot it would be
>wonderful and we would start using is asap.
>
>Henk
>
>
>Question At 11:11 2-2-2006, you wrote:
>>Henk,
>>Possibly I am missing something here but in order to overcome the
>>orphan files effect can we not simply delete the contents of the CS
>>course and personal folder before deleteing courses or people.
>>
>>Can this be automated via a snapshot process?
>>
>>thanks,
>>Arthur Loughran
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>Senior Lecturer
>>Centre for Learning and Teaching
>>University of Paisley
>>Paisley PA1 2BE
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>> >>> [log in to unmask] 01/02/2006 6:31:23 pm >>>
>>Hi Peter,
>>
>>there's a CS mailing list hosted at Princeton university.
>>More information you can find here: http://kb.princeton.edu/9277
>>
>>We've disabled the course content feature in CS as well, indeed
>>because of the poor integration between CS and LS. Once a course has
>>been removed from LS the according folder in CS isn't visible
>>anymore, but all content is still on the server.
>>We have noticed that the same is valid for user content as well: when
>>a user has been removed from the system, the folder isn't visible
>>anymore, but it still remains on the server. Be careful for this when
>>you recycle usernames.
>>
>>Henk van Rijssen
>>ROC Midden Nederland
>>
>>
>> >Hi All,
>> >
>> >Firstly is there a more appropriate place to discuss the blackboard
>> >CMS or as there have been a few threads on it lately is here as good
>> >as anywhere?
>> >
>> >When we had our CMS installed and the training it was advised to
>> >turn off course content mainly because of the orphaning problems.
>> >This seemed a bit cart driving the horse but is what we did as we
>> >could not see a requirement then. I was wondering what others felt,
>> >do you use course content section and if so how?
>> >
>> >I get a lot of feedback from our students who use groups extensively
>> >and because they are often working offsite love the file exchange
>> >but are frustrated by it's flat, chronological structure. I thought
>> >that "course content" folders with course and group level
>> >permissions would be a good way to manage that rather than deeply
>> >nested institutional content and lots of specific permissions.
>> >Before going too far down that road can I ask have others done this
>> >and was it successful?
>> >
>> >Peter
>> >
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>> >Teaching and Learning Systems - Bldg 62
>> >School of Industrial and Manufacturing Science
>> >Cranfield University - Bedford - MK43 0AL
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