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Creating backup directory and mapping network drive
I have 250 users that are about to begin using their domain login. I wanted to create a directory for each user based upon their SamAccountName (\\server\$SamAccountName)
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mds-cos - What about in the case of a laptop? What would the experience be like if the desktop and documents were redirected to a file server.
Well the "desktop" wouldn't be redirected to the server, just the link to the My Documents folder, and in the case of a laptop that gets disconnected from the network, you could always setup File Sync to allow users to work on files while they are not on the network and merge those files back when they reconnect to the network.
If you are wanting desktop contents to be copied to a machine every time they log into the network then you might want to look at "Roaming Profiles" and what can be done with those and how to configure them.
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If you are wanting desktop contents to be copied to a machine every time they log into the network then you might want to look at "Roaming Profiles" and what can be done with those and how to configure them.
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Just use Group policies and redirected documents
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home folder by default is basically your my documents
No problem in case of laptop. The way it works is a copy of files is placed on the comptuer and on the server (there are options that can be set to prevent this, but just leave default and this is how it will work).
When a user logs on or off, the files are synchronized between the server and the PC. In case of a laptop, if the user takes the laptop on a trip the local copy will be used. When the laptop is put back onto the network any changes will be synced up with the server.
For user experience, the user will have a "synchronizing" message when they log on or off. Also of important note is that certain file types (like databases) do not synchronize by default. They will produce an error stating that the file cannot be synchronized.
When a user logs on or off, the files are synchronized between the server and the PC. In case of a laptop, if the user takes the laptop on a trip the local copy will be used. When the laptop is put back onto the network any changes will be synced up with the server.
For user experience, the user will have a "synchronizing" message when they log on or off. Also of important note is that certain file types (like databases) do not synchronize by default. They will produce an error stating that the file cannot be synchronized.
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