GPO setting for Redirecting My Documents?

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Hank Arnold

Where in the default GPO is the setting to re-direct My Documents? If it's
not there, is there a file (like with wuau) that I can add? I've been
looking through our GPO and can't find it... TIA....
 
Where in the default GPO is the setting to re-direct My Documents? If it's
not there, is there a file (like with wuau) that I can add? I've been
looking through our GPO and can't find it... TIA....
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See tip 2206 » Windows 2000 folder redirection.
in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com
 
Thanks. Didn't think to open the properties. If I select to have it enforced
so that the location was

\\server\Profiles\%username%\My Documents

Do the target folders (\%username%\My Documents) have to exist or will they
be auto created?

TIA,
Hank Arnold
 
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Hank Arnold said:
Thanks. Didn't think to open the properties. If I select to have it
enforced so that the location was

\\server\Profiles\%username%\My Documents

Do the target folders (\%username%\My Documents) have to exist or
will they be auto created?
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I don't think it gets created, but don't quote me on that. I write because I
don't recommend you use a Windows user profile directory for the
redirection - I'd point everyone's My Documents at their home directory.
Just my $.02. If you're using roaming profies (which is why you'd have that
profiles folder on the server to begin with, no?) you'd be defeating one
main purpose of folder redirection, which is to get the data *out* of the
profile path....
 
Thanks for reminding me..... I had forgotten that it was my original plan to
move their "My Documents" to their W: (home) drive. Guess that the question
is moot then, since each user already has a home drive.... Good to know,
though...

Thanks for responding. These newsgroups have been an amazing source for
information and solutions and I really appreciate you and the others being
so patient and helpful....

We don't say it often enough.
 
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Hank Arnold said:
Thanks for reminding me..... I had forgotten that it was my original
plan to move their "My Documents" to their W: (home) drive. Guess
that the question is moot then, since each user already has a home
drive.... Good to know, though...

Thanks for responding. These newsgroups have been an amazing source
for information and solutions and I really appreciate you and the
others being so patient and helpful....

We don't say it often enough.
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It's kind of you to do so - and a "thank you" is always appreciated. Your
mother raised you right, it seems.
I agree, these groups are an amazing resource. :)
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
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I don't think it gets created, but don't quote me on that. I write
because I don't recommend you use a Windows user profile directory
for the redirection - I'd point everyone's My Documents at their
home directory. Just my $.02. If you're using roaming profies (which
is why you'd have that profiles folder on the server to begin with,
no?) you'd be defeating one main purpose of folder redirection,
which is to get the data *out* of the profile path....
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