Re: Setting up Folder Redirection?

Yes... That makes perfect sense. I think I have the theory right and RSOP was
a most useful tool in working out what was actually going on.

Thanks for the help,

Geoff :@)

"Al Mulnick" wrote:

> In theory, you're mostly right :)
>
> In practice, you need to look at RSOP more than you would look at what
> appears to be linked to the object or it's OU. Why? Because GPO's get
> applied top down. The last GPO applied wins most of the time. So in
> practice, if you were to look at the OU or group object that the object was
> a member of and try to discern the resultant set of policy, you may not see
> all of the GPO's in the domain and therefore miss something you wanted to
> see.
>
> That may still be confusing, but I'm not sure how to simplify it anymore.
> If that doesn't help, let me know and I'll try to address any specific
> questions about it.
>
> Contact off-line though.
>
> Al
>
> "G P Zob (Capt)" <GP_Zob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:053074F2-BDB9-4FFA-92CB-C3A8F4DBF034@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I found your advice a little confusing as I thought that a GPO was an
> >entity
> > containing a defined set of rules. If you wanted to apply some rules to a
> > group/organisational unit or basically any node in the AD tree all you did
> > was create a GPO holding the appropriate rules and then apply/link that
> > GPO
> > to the node. This being the case I'd have thought that if you look at the
> > policies applied to a group then you were looking at the GPO!?
> >
> > In any case I've sorted my problem out... Downloading and installing GPMC
> > (and by default RSOP) allowed me to see which node the GPO had been
> > applied!
> > :) All sorted !!
> >
> > "Al Mulnick" wrote:
> >
> >> I believe since there are two questions, two answers are needed. The
> >> first
> >> question about how to make this happen in the first place:
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/gpx_redirecthome.mspx
> >>
> >> Check out the bottom of the page for some links to specific scenarios
> >> that
> >> match your criteria. As for whether or not to wait, that's a deployment
> >> decision, but I'm in favor of simplified deployment and troubleshooting
> >> scenarios. Do one or the other but not both at the same time.
> >>
> >> For the second question, how to find where this setting is being made it
> >> *sounds* like you haven't looked at the GPO possibilities. You've been
> >> looking in a group vs. the GPO that is setting this for the users. Check
> >> out the doc linked above and see what it says about how to set this up.
> >> You'll notice it's a GPO setting and not a group setting. If you have
> >> GPO's
> >> linked differently, you'll have to take that up with the folks that
> >> deployed
> >> it.
> >>
> >> RSOP might be a good place to start as would GPMC to get a feel for where
> >> this is being set.
> >>
> >> Al
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "G P Zob (Capt)" <GP_Zob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:D0B0C4D7-E598-4A3E-B550-1BFA9A308F45@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Funnily enough I have the reverse situation!!
> >> > I have inherited a network where, when you create a new user account in
> >> > Active Directory users and computers and then log on to the domain with
> >> > that
> >> > account on an XP client, My Documents points to a network share on one
> >> > of
> >> > the
> >> > servers (\\server\users\%username%) .
> >> >
> >> > The problem is that I want to change where all these folders live to
> >> > another
> >> > server, and I don't know where it has been setup in the first place.
> >> >
> >> > Places I have looked and ruled out:
> >> >
> >> > * right click My Docoments > Properties : There is a target folder
> >> > location,
> >> > but it is uneditable and there is no Move button.
> >> >
> >> > * \\server\c$\WINNT\SYSVOL\domain\scripts - There is a logon script
> >> > here
> >> > mapping some network drives but no redirection of My Documents.
> >> >
> >> > * Active Directory Users and Computers: Right-click the domain users
> >> > Group>properties select Group Policy tab, select the group policy
> >> > object
> >> > in
> >> > there and press edit.
> >> > - Navigate to User Configuration\Windows Settings\Folder
> >> > Redirection\My
> >> > Documents RIGHT-
> >> > CLICK>properties. There is no administrative policy specified
> >> > - Navigate to User Configuration\Windows Settings\Scripts\Logon RIGHT-
> >> > CLICK>properties. There are no scripts
> >> >
> >> > * Active Directory Users and Computers: Right-click the domain users
> >> > Group>properties select Group Policy tab, select the group policy
> >> > object
> >> > in
> >> > there and press edit. Navigate to User Configuration\Windows
> >> > Settings\Folder
> >> > Redirection\My Documents RIGHT-CLICK>properties. There is no
> >> > administrative
> >> > policy specified
> >> >
> >> > * Active Directory Users and Computers: In a domain users Group, right
> >> > click
> >> > a user>properties select the Profile tab. There is no Profile path, or
> >> > Home
> >> > folder specified. Logon script is specified, but see above for the
> >> > contents
> >> > of that.
> >> >
> >> > Somehow the location of My Documents has been redirected but I have no
> >> > idea
> >> > what's doing it. Does anyone know what else might be setting this? (I
> >> > don't
> >> > really want to go hacking through everyones registry to repoint things)
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance,
> >> >
> >> > G [MCSD]
> >> >
> >> > "thawkz" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I have a similar situation:
> >> >> Current infrastructure: Windows 2k native mode. (migrating to 2k3
> >> >> soon)
> >> >> Goal: Implement folder redirection (for "my documents" only) thru GPO.
> >> >> *Already have share setup for user's folders - each user is mapped to
> >> >> this
> >> >> share during login.
> >> >> *There is already a folder name that matches their username in this
> >> >> location. Users are currently storing files in this location, as well
> >> >> as
> >> >> their local My-Documents folder. We want to centralize their storage
> >> >> location.
> >> >> *Want to redirect My-Documents to the existing "username" folder and
> >> >> not
> >> >> lose existing data.
> >> >> *Not sure if "home directory" option mentioned in previous post is an
> >> >> option
> >> >> (isnt this for legacy Home directories?)
> >> >> 1) Should we wait until 2k3 infrastructure is implemented to deploy
> >> >> Folder
> >> >> redirection?
> >> >> 2) What is best overall approach (whether we wait or not) given the
> >> >> four
> >> >> folder-redirection configuration options?
> >> >> Thanks.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Chriss3 [MVP]" wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Hello,
> >> >> > You can't use Network Drives with Folder redirection because the
> >> >> > redirect
> >> >> > occur before the Network Drive Connects.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > You can let the folder redirect create the my documents folder
> >> >> > within
> >> >> > there
> >> >> > existing home folders if you want, by select that option.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > If you redirect the Application Data folder you chose to place it on
> >> >> > a
> >> >> > network share instead of inside the user profile.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Have a look at User Data and Settings Management white paper:
> >> >> > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/management/user01.mspx
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Regards
> >> >> > Christoffer Andersson
> >> >> > Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
> >> >> >
> >> >> > No email replies please - reply in the newsgroup
> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------
> >> >> > http://www.chrisse.se - Active Directory Tips
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "S.Joseph" <sjoseph@xxxxxxxxxxx> skrev i meddelandet
> >> >> > news:%23vV$2lvLFHA.1172@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> >> > > I'd like to set up folder redirection on our Server2003 for all
> >> >> > > users
> >> >> > > within the network as well as users connecting through Citrix
> >> >> > > Terminal
> >> >> > > Server.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > However, instead of directing everyone to one share on the server
> >> >> > > I'd
> >> >> > > like
> >> >> > > them redirected to their personal share ("U:\" drive).
> >> >> > > Am I correct in assuming that I will have to create new folders in
> >> >> > > each
> >> >> > > users' share (my documents, desktop, application data, start
> >> >> > > menu...)? Is
> >> >> > > there a less time-consuming workaround to this?
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > HOW do I set everyone's folders to redirect to their personal U:
> >> >> > > drive?
> >> >> > > If a user logs onto a different machine will that machine's
> >> >> > > Outlook
> >> >> > > client
> >> >> > > pull all settings (i.e. .nk2 files) from the application data
> >> >> > > folder
> >> >> > > on
> >> >> > > the server?
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Thanks in advance for your help.
> >> >> > > Siby
> >> >> > >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
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