Hi,
I'm doing some tests with Active Directory and folder redirection (my goal is to migrate my peer-to-peer network into a domain network).
My test environment consists of two Domain controllers with Windows Server 2008 , a File Server with Windows Server 2003 (not R2) and a workstation with windows 7.
The file server should be operating as soon as possible (before the domain network is completed) so that users could save their files and backups are done regularly.
Because of this i do my test with home folders and folder redirection.
On the domain controller i setup the home folder path for the test user in this way :
- open User properties > Profile tab >Home folder section
- insert the \\servername\FileServer\Home\%username% path in the Connection option
This works fine. the test user can connect to his home folder and create subfolders and/or files within it.
Problems arise when i try to set the redirection for the "Documents" folder.
Because i have already created the home folder, i configure the GPO in order to redirect documents into the user home folder.
The whole old %username% home folder is now the "Documents" folders and folders previously created into the original home folder (before the GPO was applied) are now subfolders of the Documents one.
I tried to remove the folder redirection by setting the folder redirection to "Not configured" and forcing the policy by "gpupdate /force" but still the "Documents" folder
for the test user points to the folder on the server.
My questions are:
1) which is the right way to remove folder redirection having the "Documents" folder point again to the local folder (C:\Users\%username%\Documents)
2) I wish to redirect Documents folder on the server but as a subfolder of the &username% home folder, is it possible with GPO ? If yes, How?
I apologize for my english and I hope i was clear.
Thanks.