I know you can set the Term Server home directory to override the normal AD home directory. My issue is that I have 10 terminal servers in 3 states and cannot set an absolute path in the Terminal Server tab in AD as some users access up to 6 term servers each. Entering an absolute path (which seems to be required) to a specific server would really screw things up.
I have a new app server/terminal server in a hosting facility. The hosting facility is a part of our AD domain. When the user logs into the terminal server AD is mapping the user's home directory just like it should. Unfortunately, this is affecting the application's report generation speed (don't ask). I have tried writing a batch file to disconnect H:\ but it fails with error message: The device is being accessed by an active process. More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2404. I can disconnect this through the GUI but I need it to happen behind the scenes.
Is it possible to kill the process that has files open on the home drive and then disconnect it, all through a batch file? Or, can I use Group Policy to disable/suppress home drive mapping on this terminal server? Alternatively I guess I could remove the home drive mapping in AD and use my KIX script to map H:\ to \\SERVERNAME\Users\%userna
me% based on group membership - but that would REALLY take a bunch of time reconfiguring the script, going through existing AD accounts and much more time on user setup as the burden of creating the home drive would be on me (instead of AD just handling the directory creation/security).
I've been scouring this site and TechRepublic and can't find anything. Just because I know the question is coming: yes, we are working with the vendor to isolate why reports do not work correctly when drives are mapped.
Any help is GREATLY appreciated,
RTPIT
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