Re: W2008: new location for folder redirection does not work

Hi Meinolf

So i guess that what youre saying is that Folder Redirection is one of those
GPOs that tatoos itself into the user-profile. The question is now: how far
does that goes? is it only on the computer, in the document and
settings\<profile> these settings are stored, or is it all the way back to
the user-setting in the AD?
The outcome has different solutions: if the tatoo is 'hidden' in the
document and settings\<profile>, the solution would be to simply format the
client computer (or at least remove all the users from all computers and then
try to log on again forcing the computer to create a new user-profile-folder
for each new user who logs on).

If the tatoo is stored within the profile on the AD the solution would be to
remove all users and remove the user-profile-folder from all client computers
(as mentioned above).

.... or is it possible to remove the tatoo in some way without being so
drastic?

// peter

"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote:

Hello Kian,

Of course you can start with a new OU without policies except the default
domain policy. Move all mahcines and users to it wait some days. Problem
with that is that some group policy settings do a kind of tattooing, they
have to be reverted and then be set to not configured. So maybe not all are
set back to be empty.

http://www.gpoguy.com/FAQs/tattoo.htm

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" wrote:

Hello Kian,

"Emulated" i understand now, just a Virtual machine, ok.

I also understand that you not copied anything within the DC.

When you copied the old userprofile to the new one, did you choose
the complete one or did you exclude some folders/files? The
ntuser.dat for example has content from the old domain and will
create problems in the new one.

Well... infact i never really copied anything... i renamed the
profile-folder and renamed it back and forth 'till it worked.
It is pretty simple though. 1) I started with unjoining the domain, 2)
restart without network cable and logged in with local admin, 3)
rename the
profile folder to something else, like for my instance, pih.thisIsReal
4)
join the new domain, 5) restart, 6) login with your profile, as for me
pih,
7) a new pih-folder will be created, 8) log out and restart 9) unplug
network
cable and login with local admin 10) rename the new pih-folder to
something
else like pih.thisIsAnEmptyProfile, and rename pih.thisIsReal to pih,
11)
restart computer and login - as for me with pih and now the profile
has been
emmigrated from the old domain to the new domain. (and you can delete
the
pih.thisIsAnEmptyProfile-folder...
In your case i would suggest, even it is again lot work, create a
share for saving the users work data (NOTHING from the profiles) and
give them time to copy there needed data with a dead end, after that
delete the userprofiles on the local computers. Then let them logon
again and they can copy back only there working data.

So you would have a clean profile with the correct settings in the
profiles folder. I think this will be the only way to get it working
correct. Sorry for that statement, but i can not see another way to
get your domain and policies running without errors.

I guess that that would be the outcome... i just dont get it: why is
it that you can type and retype, a new path in the GPO for Folder
Redirection, but when you change it, it doesnt take effect at all?

I have thought about remving the GPO and enabling it again... would do
the
trick?
Which leads me to the next question... where is it that things goes
wrong?
why does the client keep insisting not to use another path?
// peter




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