User Profile Migration results in long login.
We migrated our end user profiles from server1 to server2.
The process used, was:
robocopy data from server1 location, to server2 location,
move the Active Directory account to a new OU that mapped a user profile drive (P:) to their profile on server2.
New OU group policy also mapped profile folders (my documents, photos, etc) to new profile path.
Users were then experiencing very long login times. (Many over 1 hour)
Some users only experienced this for the first time they logged in, some had this experience repeat multiple times, (daily upon login) for around 3-5 times before being able to log in normally.
Upon checking their accounts, I noted that their home folder setting on their profile tab on their Active Directory account, was setting "P:" to server1 location.
So, I removed the home folder setting from all of their accounts, but the long login times continued.
I suspect that the long login times are due to the move from using a home folder setting on their account, to using a mapped drive specified via group policy.
The problem, is we now have a large number of accounts that we must do the same migration to. We would like to avoid the long login time.
I've suggested migrating the data, and specifying a new home folder location rather than switching to a group policy specified mapped drive, however I've been told that this does not follow best practices suggested by microsoft. (The claim is that home folders are depricated and should no longer be used.)
So, the question is, how to migrate user profile data, and not have the long login time?
Bartender_1
The process used, was:
robocopy data from server1 location, to server2 location,
move the Active Directory account to a new OU that mapped a user profile drive (P:) to their profile on server2.
New OU group policy also mapped profile folders (my documents, photos, etc) to new profile path.
Users were then experiencing very long login times. (Many over 1 hour)
Some users only experienced this for the first time they logged in, some had this experience repeat multiple times, (daily upon login) for around 3-5 times before being able to log in normally.
Upon checking their accounts, I noted that their home folder setting on their profile tab on their Active Directory account, was setting "P:" to server1 location.
So, I removed the home folder setting from all of their accounts, but the long login times continued.
I suspect that the long login times are due to the move from using a home folder setting on their account, to using a mapped drive specified via group policy.
The problem, is we now have a large number of accounts that we must do the same migration to. We would like to avoid the long login time.
I've suggested migrating the data, and specifying a new home folder location rather than switching to a group policy specified mapped drive, however I've been told that this does not follow best practices suggested by microsoft. (The claim is that home folders are depricated and should no longer be used.)
So, the question is, how to migrate user profile data, and not have the long login time?
Bartender_1
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It would have been easier to use ForensIT's User Profile Wizard tool. https://www.forensit.com/domain-migration.html
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A check of group policy on one of the machines (gpresult /h ) shows that all group policies were applied, and none were denied.
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