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Mapped drive stopped working with %username%
I'm trying to map a drive through group policy and create a folder for users profiles. I'm using the below but the drive isn't being mapped. If I remove the %username% the drive gets mapped.
\\SERVERNAME\UserProfiles\
The user I'm testing it with is an administrator and has full control permissions to the 'UserProfiles' folder.
gpresult is showing it is being pulled through.
It's using a drive letter not being used anywhere else.
It has worked in the past.
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Any ideas why this could be happening?
\\SERVERNAME\UserProfiles\
The user I'm testing it with is an administrator and has full control permissions to the 'UserProfiles' folder.
gpresult is showing it is being pulled through.
It's using a drive letter not being used anywhere else.
It has worked in the past.
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Any ideas why this could be happening?
Windows OSWindows Server 2008Active Directory* mapped drive
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Ben Personick (Previously QCubed)
How are you deploying? Group Policy Preferences or some other technique?
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I'm deploying it with Group Policy Preferences.
Press F3 for list. Use this:
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%LogonUser%
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I've tried it with %LogonUser% as well but have the same issue.
Shouldn't the link need to end with a backslash too? Just tossing it out there...
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Thanks Ben, using the home drive was exactly what I needed to do.
Hey ryank85, glad to help! Sometimes its the simplest thing right? :)