NickyWhitehouse
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Folder Re-Direction
I am trying to redirect users' 'My Documents' folders to their home folder using Group Policies with Windows Server 2003.
I have set my local user's home folder to be H: connecting to their home directory (through Active Directory Users and Computers).
I have edited the Group Policy for Users Windows Settins to redirect My Documents to users home folders.
When I reboot and logon, My Event log has this error in it on the client's side:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Folder Redirection
Event Category: None
Event ID: 112
Date: 2/16/2006
Time: 9:03:02 AM
User: SKYLINEBC\nicky
Computer: NICKY
Description:
Failed to perform redirection of folder My Documents. The files for the redirected folder could not be moved to the new location. The folder is configured to be redirected to <\\%HOMESHARE%%HOMEPATH%>.
The security descriptor structure is invalid.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
and on the Server side, this error in the event log:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Folder Redirection
Event Category: None
Event ID: 107
Date: 2/16/2006
Time: 9:40:25 AM
User: SKYLINEBC\administrator
Computer: FILESERVER01
Description:
Failed to perform redirection of folder My Documents. The folder is configured to be redirected from <C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents> to <>. The following error occurred:
The specified path is invalid.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
I have set my local user's home folder to be H: connecting to their home directory (through Active Directory Users and Computers).
I have edited the Group Policy for Users Windows Settins to redirect My Documents to users home folders.
When I reboot and logon, My Event log has this error in it on the client's side:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Folder Redirection
Event Category: None
Event ID: 112
Date: 2/16/2006
Time: 9:03:02 AM
User: SKYLINEBC\nicky
Computer: NICKY
Description:
Failed to perform redirection of folder My Documents. The files for the redirected folder could not be moved to the new location. The folder is configured to be redirected to <\\%HOMESHARE%%HOMEPATH%>.
The security descriptor structure is invalid.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
and on the Server side, this error in the event log:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Folder Redirection
Event Category: None
Event ID: 107
Date: 2/16/2006
Time: 9:40:25 AM
User: SKYLINEBC\administrator
Computer: FILESERVER01
Description:
Failed to perform redirection of folder My Documents. The folder is configured to be redirected from <C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents> to <>. The following error occurred:
The specified path is invalid.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
ASKER
Permissions seem to be fine. User has full control over their home folder.
Do those permissions include the System account?
Event ID 102 and Event ID 1000 are logged in Event Viewer when you log on to your Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer or your Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888205
Event ID 102 and Event ID 1000 are logged in Event Viewer when you log on to your Microsoft Windows 2000-based computer or your Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=888205
ASKER
Share permissions for the 'Home' folder include:
Skyline (group that holds all our users) : Change and Read
Administrators: Full control
NTFS Permissions over 'Home' Folder include:
Administrators: Full Control < This folder only >
Administrator: Full Control <This folder, subfolders and files>
CREATOR OWNER: Full Control <Subfolders and files only>
Skyline (group): Read and Execute <This folder only>
NTFS permissions for individual user's folders WITHIN the Home folder:
Administrator: Full Control <This folder, subfoldersand files>
CREATOR OWNER: Full Control <This folder, subfolders and files>
Each user is set to be the owner of their individual home folder directory.
Am I missing something?
Skyline (group that holds all our users) : Change and Read
Administrators: Full control
NTFS Permissions over 'Home' Folder include:
Administrators: Full Control < This folder only >
Administrator: Full Control <This folder, subfolders and files>
CREATOR OWNER: Full Control <Subfolders and files only>
Skyline (group): Read and Execute <This folder only>
NTFS permissions for individual user's folders WITHIN the Home folder:
Administrator: Full Control <This folder, subfoldersand files>
CREATOR OWNER: Full Control <This folder, subfolders and files>
Each user is set to be the owner of their individual home folder directory.
Am I missing something?
Yes, the System account with Full Control: "To resolve this problem, grant the System account Full Control permissions to the folder on the server that is storing the contents of the user's My Documents folder."
ASKER
Well... I did that, and now get this error in my client side event log:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Folder Redirection
Event Category: None
Event ID: 112
Date: 2/16/2006
Time: 2:29:32 PM
User: SKYLINEBC\nicky
Computer: NICKY
Description:
Failed to perform redirection of folder My Documents. The files for the redirected folder could not be moved to the new location. The folder is configured to be redirected to <\\%HOMESHARE%%HOMEPATH%>.
The security descriptor structure is invalid.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Folder Redirection
Event Category: None
Event ID: 112
Date: 2/16/2006
Time: 2:29:32 PM
User: SKYLINEBC\nicky
Computer: NICKY
Description:
Failed to perform redirection of folder My Documents. The files for the redirected folder could not be moved to the new location. The folder is configured to be redirected to <\\%HOMESHARE%%HOMEPATH%>.
The security descriptor structure is invalid.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
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ASKER
That worked perfectly... thank you! BTW... do you need to force it to synchronize? How often will this synch?
The policy won't do any synching, apart from the initial copy. If you need a local copy in case of a serve downtime or a notebook, you can use Offline Files.
ASKER
So, when you put something in My Documents, it goes directly into their home folder with no local copy? Is that the correct understanding? In other words ... unless you *need* a local copy for some reason, you don't ever need to 'synch'... just put things in there and they will automatically go to your home folder?
Yes, that's exactly what the redirection's is for ...
It actually just changes the path in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Wi
It actually just changes the path in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Wi
The permissions for the system account are applied at the NTFS level and not the Share right?
Folder Redirection feature in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=232692