Re: users home folder maping

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I am also having this same issue. It affects our users with windows xp but
not windows 2000. Does anyone have any solutions or work arounds for this
issue yet? FYI, I am not implimenting any folder redirection, just
specifying the home directory path within the user account properties and
mapping the drive to H:





"Steve B" <SteveB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:96562CC6-90B4-4FCD-94BA-E62602675279@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Ive looked some more and Ive got a hunch its to do with Deep Folder
> implementation. If you check this out there is a microsoft page which
> describes the kind of behaviour we are seeing.
>
> We are also using home folder redirection and I wonder if it is this
problem
> with the %homeshare%%homepath% variables that get interpretted. (check
your
> XP redirected folder policy on a 2000 machine to see what I mean)
>
> Can anyone further this?
>
> You can disable the behaviour in group policy, but Im loathe to yet as the
> would have to be done locally on the 2000 server (XP policy templates dont
> have the option???) and the server is huge with a lot of data. I dont want
> users to lose access just to test my theory (BTW it would be a 1000+
users)
>
> "KJ" wrote:
>
> > We are having the same issue. It is happening on laptops with wireless
cards
> > also attached. I have set the local connection as top billed, then
wireless,
> > then firewire. It is to no avail. A fresh reboot in morning and I might
be at
> > Home folder on P drive or I might be at my username on P drive. 2000
domain
> > using Xp Pro laptop. Policy is not set but on local PC I am redirecting
my
> > docs to "pipes" of my Home folder locally not using Group Policy. We
have
> > WINS settings, DNS internal and gateway settings on DHCP server. I also
get
> > duplicate domain.com.domain.com when doiing Nslookups at times, never
had
> > this occur before either.
> >
> > "Steve B" wrote:
> >
> > > Anyone have any ideas? If not, is there a good place I can be pointed
to try
> > > and follow this up (maybe MS tech support?). Any help would be useful
as Ive
> > > seen Im not the only one who's having this problem
> > >
> > > Maybe a bug??
> > >
> > >
> > > "Steve B" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thanks for the reply
> > > >
> > > > All clients are pointing to internal AD integrated DNS and the
servers also
> > > > are running WINS. DNS is running WINS lookup. All member servers are
> > > > configured with the correct zone suffix and are registering
correctly. The
> > > > problem is on a member server
> > > >
> > > > Cant see this is a name resolution issue though as the clients do
connect to
> > > > the server by name, but do not traverse the file system to the
target folder.
> > > >
> > > > Server is operating fine and there are no errors in the event logs
on it or
> > > > the clients.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone seen this or found a workaround?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Denis Wong @ Hong Kong" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Steve,
> > > > >
> > > > > Not sure if this helps, but have you made sure you have the
correct DNS
> > > > > setup? That is, all clients/servers point to internal DNS only and
DNS
> > > > > server forwards to ISP?
> > > > >
> > > > > Also try to post any relevant event log details here.
> > > > >
> > > > > br,
> > > > > Denis
> > > > >
> > > > > "Steve B" <Steve B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > > news:4E36169B-202D-48EE-87F4-7D653C4AD043@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > I am having exactly the same problem, but havent got to the
bottom of it.
> > > > > Im
> > > > > > hoping someone has found a cure?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The only thing in common is that they are mapping to a very
large
> > > > > directory
> > > > > > over a slow link. The mapping occasionally works to the correct
sub
> > > > > folder,
> > > > > > but is not consistent
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Anyone?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Davidoj" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm having trouble with users home folder mapings
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > users profile tab is configured like this
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > profile path:
> > > > > > > Logon script:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > home folder: h: to \\servercluster\share\username
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > it seems as some users are not able to map it correctly, they
map it as
> > > > > > > \\servercluster\share
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > if I run gpupdate \force and log off the user and log it back
on it maps
> > > > > > > correctly until the next reboot.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I found out that those settings are stored in this registry
key:
> > > > > > > HK_Users\S-1-5-21-...\Volatile Enviroment
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Users that map the home folder right have those settings
> > > > > > > Homedrive: h:
> > > > > > > Homepath: \
> > > > > > > Homeshare: \\servercluster\share\username
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > But those that don't map the folder right hafe those settings
> > > > > > > Homedrive: h:
> > > > > > > Homepath: \username
> > > > > > > Homeshare: \\servercluster\share\
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If I change the registry settings the user maps the home
folder until
> > > > > next
> > > > > > > boot
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Has anyone had similar issues?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >


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