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Re-directing Users Home dir

I have a Windows Small Business Server 2003 (used for groupware/Exchange) and another Windows Server 2003 (used as a file server). I would like to have the User's home dir redirected to the Windows Server 2003 and not left on the SBS server. How best do I do this?

Also, will the User Template used for creating new users also be updated?

Thanks for your help.

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itcoza

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Zadkin

There is the Client Connection Redirection Wizard under Server Management - Users that does the whole job.

itcoza

Nice... learned something... Thanx.

omb

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Thanks for the feedback.

OK. Home dir needs to be on another server other than the SBS. Sorry Zadkin, can't find the Client Connection Redirection Wizard... I could only find the wizard for redirecting user's My Documents. Please can you clarify under which menu(s) I can find it.

Thanks again

Zadkin

My mistake, I ment Client Document Redirection the one you mention under the heading "Configure my document redirection"), it allows to redirect My Documents and only that to a network folder.

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Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy

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omb

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Instead of drive mappings, can one not use UNC pathnames?

Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy

you can... but it won't cause the wizard and template to properly move the home directory... it'll just use that for the My Documents Folder Redirection Wizard. I much prefer not to map a drive if possible... but it just works better that way in this case.

When you run the Configure My Documents Folder Redirection Wizard, you can use the UNC path there, if you choose to use a different path. But you still need the \USERS share to be in the right place for the entire Home Directory.

Jeff
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omb

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Have I understood this correctly....

Folder redirection has nothing to do with moving the user's home dir - or?

It just makes sense to have each user's My Docs in their home dir - right?

... and if I used server-based profiles (see (see Q: https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21900788/Server-based-roaming-profiles.html#17000373) , these should also be in their Home dir, right?

Thanks for the clarification

Jeffrey Kane - TechSoEasy

No, the recommendation I gave there was to use the steps in http://sbsurl.com/postinstall which tells you to not include My Documents in the roaming profile, but rather to use the My Documents Folder Redirection for these. So, it's a combination of both.

Jeff
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