Issue:
Trying to fine tune our Profile Captures. I have two issues.
- I am unable to filter out specific file types from the capture.
Even though I set specific filters for various file types such as *.wmv, *.avi, *.mp3, etc., these are still being captured. - Need list of variables available for use in Profile Migration.
Resolution:
There is no tool in provisioning to do any filtering of files or folders that are in the desktop folder. If desktop is selected for the profile capture it will capture any and all files and folders in the desktop folder, regardless of any filters set.
You can filter all other folders in the profile, just not the desktop.
As a workaround a script has been built that searches for user added files and folders in the desktop folder, (everything except shortcuts).
The script moves all of these to the local "My Documents" folder for that profile, then places shortcuts in the desktop folder to the moved items.
From there, you can filter out what you do not want to include in the profile capture, such as pictures, music, other multimedia files, etc.
For additional information and tips on setting up the profile capture, see the following document;
How to: Build a Profile Migration Command Line with sample script