Re: problem mapping NT 4.0 client home folders
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Date: 09/17/04
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Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 15:38:33 -0700
Thanks. Will try on monday.
>-----Original Message-----
>"Todd J Heron" <todd_heron_no_spam@hotmail.com> wrote in
message
>news:O5A4UBQnEHA.1800@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> If a user is mapping to a share rather than to the
home directory
>specified
>> in Active Directory, use subst in a domain login
script, which will allow
>> mapping to folders below the root Share to a drive
letter. "Net Use" (in
>> Windows 95/98/Me/NT) can only connect the root of the
drive to the
>sharename
>> and not any subsequent subdirectory (unless mapping to
a Novell share,
>which
>> is a special case). As a workaround, for Windows
NT/XP, use the "Subst"
>> command instead of "Net Use" in the login script, as
follows:
>>
>> subst H: \\Server\Share\%username%
>>
>> In this example the root of H: will be mapped to the
directory
>corresponding
>> to the user name, under the share called "Share" on
server "Server".
>>
>> For single home directory creation:
>> 1. Create a new user
>> 2. Create a user share on a File Server (or the PDC if
none other is
>> available)
>> 3. In User Manager for Domains, click on the Profile
button
>> 4. Select a drive letter that will be to connect to
the share, then type
>the
>> path to the share: \\servername\sharename\%username%
>>
>> For mulitple home directory creations:
>> 1. Create the users shares on a File Server (or the
PDC if none other is
>> available)
>> 2. In User Manager for Domains, select all user
accounts and then select
>> properties in the menu
>> 3. Click on the Profile button.
>> 4. Select a drive letter that will be to connect to
the share, then type
>the
>> path to the share like this: \\servername\sharename\%
username%
>>
>> This will create a home directory for each user in the
Share specified.
>The
>> %username% is a variable that will be replaced by the
username.
>>
>> --
>> Todd J Heron, MCSE
>> Windows 2003/2000/NT
>>
>> "Joe" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>> news:0e3101c49cf3$f8992ab0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> > This is probably a very simple thing I'm missing but
here
>> > goes -
>> >
>> > Setup a homefolders share on serverA granting
everyone
>> > access to the shared folder. Then from AD, I set up
home
>> > folder mapping to Z drive using
\\serverA\homefolders\%
>> > usernae%. Everything works fine for Windows 2000 and
XP
>> > clients. But with NT 4.0 client it appears to map to
the
>> > homefolders directory instead of the homefolders\%
>> > username% directory. And becuase of this users get an
>> > access denied message when they try to access the Z
drive.
>> > However when I goto a command promt, the defualt
directory
>> > is z:\%username% and the user can write and read to
it no
>> > problem. This doesn't work well though because when
I user
>> > goes to save something from a windows app only the Z:
>> > drive is listed and access is denied. It appears the
>> > probelm is in the inital mapping. Why does NT 4.0 map
>> > differently then W2k?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Joe
>
>BTW, this is an old canned answer of mine. Just
substitute the words User
>Manager for Domains with Active Directory where
appropriate.
>
>:-)
>
>--
>Todd J Heron, MCSE
>Windows 2003/2000/NT
>
>
>.
>
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