User homeshare and profiles supported on DFS?

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are profile and homeshares supported on DFS?

 

[Kevin [MSFT]]

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You can place your home folders on a DFS share and have DFS point users to the share that contains your profiles. There are some issues that you can run into with this, however. Below are some articles to give you more information on the risks associated.

236813 %HOMEPATH% and %HOMESHARE% Variables Are Resolved Incorrectly
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=236813

301588 HOW TO: Use DFS on a Server Cluster to Maintain a Single Namespace
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=301588

824198 "The Credentials Supplied Conflict with an Existing Set of Credentials"
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=824198

323702 DFS Client Connects to Share on a Different Site Even Though a DFS Share
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=323702

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are profile and homeshares supported on DFS?