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Folder Redirection for Application Data doesn't seem to be working
I had setup Folder Redirection many years ago when I was still using a Windows 2003 Active Directory Server. About a year ago we migrated our domain to a new Active Directorty 2008 Server.
I am still using 2003 Server for Terminal Server. I noticed that although the Desktop and Documents are still being redirected, the Application Data seemed to have stopped. I also noticed in the GP that it is now called AppData(Roaming) probably changing with 2008 and Windows 7. Is this the cause of it. Do I need to load a different ADM to set for 2003 Server.
Another question related to this in a way.
I also have the documents redirected. The folder being redirected to is "My Documents" as you can see from the attached jpg called oldgp. I wanted to keep some directories different for 2008 terminal server so I created a new GP with folder redirection and when I go to documents on this one it defaults to "Documents" as you can see from attached JPG called newgp. This can be an issue because now the user will have 2 separate document folders depending on which OS Server he logs on to. I guess this also has to do with the update to 2008 and I am willing to bet that if I disable this on the old GP and then re-enable it will switch to "Documents".
Is there a way to have a 2003 ADM and 2008 ADM on the same Domain GP
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I am still using 2003 Server for Terminal Server. I noticed that although the Desktop and Documents are still being redirected, the Application Data seemed to have stopped. I also noticed in the GP that it is now called AppData(Roaming) probably changing with 2008 and Windows 7. Is this the cause of it. Do I need to load a different ADM to set for 2003 Server.
Another question related to this in a way.
I also have the documents redirected. The folder being redirected to is "My Documents" as you can see from the attached jpg called oldgp. I wanted to keep some directories different for 2008 terminal server so I created a new GP with folder redirection and when I go to documents on this one it defaults to "Documents" as you can see from attached JPG called newgp. This can be an issue because now the user will have 2 separate document folders depending on which OS Server he logs on to. I guess this also has to do with the update to 2008 and I am willing to bet that if I disable this on the old GP and then re-enable it will switch to "Documents".
Is there a way to have a 2003 ADM and 2008 ADM on the same Domain GP
Oldgp.JPG
newgp.JPG
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Sorry, I posted the same image twice. Here is the new Gp where it shows "Documents" Instead of "My Documents". I also realized something else strange which may explain the duplicate image. I went back to my GP and as you can see from the new image the server name is "sngfs". However, I went to change it to a generic name for demonstration purposes which is what I did yesterday and as soon as I remove the "sngfs", the "users\clair\documents" changes to "users\clair\My Documents"
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newgp.JPG
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I was unable to view the PDF you posted. It says it is corrupted. I also am not sure how your answer helps me.
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I started to investigate further by looking into the event viewer on the server. I noticed that there was a contsant error when the user logged in. The message is
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Folder Redirection
Event Category: None
Event ID: 112
Date: 30/08/2012
Time: 10:00:53 AM
User: Username
Computer: Server
Description:
Failed to perform redirection of folder Application Data. The files for the redirected folder could not be moved to the new location. The folder is configured to be redirected to <\\server\users\%USERNAME%
The security descriptor structure is invalid.
There seems to be similiar message each time. Most with Adobe beacuse alphabetically it is first but one user it was Avira, because they didn't have an Adobe folder.
I actually tried deleting the Adobe and Avira folder and then logged in again and the same error above with what is now the first folder CCH. So it seems that there is something preventing it froim creating or moving the Application Data folder onto the network share. I checked the security of the folders and all is fine. Besides, it was able to create the Application Data folder as well as the Adobe or Avira or CCH subfolder.
Any insight on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Folder Redirection
Event Category: None
Event ID: 112
Date: 30/08/2012
Time: 10:00:53 AM
User: Username
Computer: Server
Description:
Failed to perform redirection of folder Application Data. The files for the redirected folder could not be moved to the new location. The folder is configured to be redirected to <\\server\users\%USERNAME%
The security descriptor structure is invalid.
There seems to be similiar message each time. Most with Adobe beacuse alphabetically it is first but one user it was Avira, because they didn't have an Adobe folder.
I actually tried deleting the Adobe and Avira folder and then logged in again and the same error above with what is now the first folder CCH. So it seems that there is something preventing it froim creating or moving the Application Data folder onto the network share. I checked the security of the folders and all is fine. Besides, it was able to create the Application Data folder as well as the Adobe or Avira or CCH subfolder.
Any insight on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated.
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The solution worked and no other one was given
Win Vista and above have appdata local,roaming, and locallow and programdata (machine wide)
btw oldgp and newgp are the same.
Folder redirection must ALWAYS point to the same point (otherwise the situation that you have outlined will occur... It doesn't have to be on the 'server' it can be a network share when setting it up. even a DFS share.
Folder-Redirection.pdf