Re: The Home Folder does not exist

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From: Mariette Knap [SBS MVP] (mariette_at_smallbizserver.local)
Date: 02/02/05 

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 15:09:56 +0100

In news:C5B2BFB0-C4DD-44B2-B0C5-52091890654B@microsoft.com,
Enyalius <Enyalius@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have a SBS2000 server and migrated the file server aspect of the
> machine to a windows2k3 server. However when I move the users home
> folders over to the new machine and set them up I am no longer able
> to add users to my system, it produces the error "The home folder
> does not exist"
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;294667
>
> has the information to the problem, however the solution is not one
> that I am looking for. What I need to know is, is there a way to move
> the users personal folders to the new server and change something on
> the SBS2000 server so it references those users as opposed to the
> local machine users?
>
> If I leave the users directory shared on the SBS2000 machine there
> will be no problem I will just be creating duplicate entries for
> users, create a user on the SBS2000 machine and it automatically
> creates a home folder for the user and then I would have to manually
> add the folder and setup the permissions to the windows 2k3 server.

The feature you refer to is hardcoded in SBS 2000 and cannot be changed. You
need to create the users folders manually after you have added a user. SBS
is a *one* box solution. 

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Mariėtte Knap - MVP
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