Re: Account Creation Question

From: Chriss3 [MVP] (noSpamHere_at_chrisse.se)
Date: 03/26/05


Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 22:00:26 +0100

Have you typed a Pre-Windows 2000 Logon name for the particular user you
trying to assign home folder and profile path? %username% is supposed to be
replicated with that one.

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Christoffer Andersson
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
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"TC" <fake@fake.fak> skrev i meddelandet 
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> That is what I do when i type it in. But when I blink it goes from 
> %username% to username.
>
> "Chriss3 [MVP]" <noSpamHere@chrisse.se> wrote in message 
> news:uqEU2xjMFHA.244@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> You may want to have username as a variable, then use %username% instead 
>> of just username, %username% will be replaced with the particular 
>> username automatically.
>>
>> -- 
>> Regards
>> Christoffer Andersson
>> Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
>>
>> No email replies please - reply in the newsgroup
>> ------------------------------------------------
>> http://www.chrisse.se - Active Directory Tips
>>
>> "TC" <fake@fake.fak> skrev i meddelandet 
>> news:u0u8SndMFHA.2136@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>>    I want to thank those who have been helping me out with my past 
>>> questions. You have been very helpful.
>>>
>>>    I have gotten my account working the way I want for the most part. 
>>> Where I haven't it's more of me playing around.
>>>
>>>    However, I am trying to create more accounts so that others can use 
>>> my laptop and possibly use there own laptops.
>>>    This is what I have noticed and was wondering if someone can help me 
>>> out.
>>>
>>>    I am having to set everything up by hand.
>>> I know I can create a templete for users, however this is not the 
>>> question. I have noticed that directories are not being created.
>>>
>>> I have the profile set up to be roaming pointing to 
>>> \\computer\share\profile\username
>>>
>>> and the home directory being maped to Z: 
>>> \\computer\share\home\username\mydesktop
>>>
>>> This is easy enough to do and how I am setup.
>>>
>>> But I am having to create the directory paths by hand and then change 
>>> the persmissions by hand.
>>>
>>> This seems to be very inoficent. And if I were to be doing this for a 
>>> company a real pain an a waste of time.
>>>
>>> So I was wondering if I was doing something wrong.
>>> -- 
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> TC
>>>
>>> Please excuse the fake E-Mail address.
>>> It is not done out of disrespect. But rather having been using UseNet 
>>> for the last 15 year I've had some bad encounters.
>>> Thank you for understanding.
>>>
>>
>>
>
> 


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