help regarding HOME folders

[alfredjp]

ive just began my study on win2k server... ive recently installed a trial version of win2k server on a second hand computer, and have configured it (using a wizard) as a domain controller... take note that i still havent set up a DNS service, so AD is not yet active. it is just a stand-alone DC computer.

my question is this:

say i create a new user, UserA, belonging to a group that has rights to locally logon to the domain.

i configure the home folder (located in the user's profile) as a local path, say D:\Users\Home\%username%.

however, when i login as that user, my home folder always starts out as C:\Documents and Settings\%username%.

however, when i configure the home folder as a share --> say i create a "local" share "USERS" mapped to "D:\Users," then set the home folder as \\USERS\Home\%username% (connect as drive H). then login as that user, i get my home folder as H (mapped as "D:\Users\Home\%username%).

what gives? am i missing something?

hope somebody can help me 'coz im really stuck on this one... i may have some very important concept in windows 2000 server.

thanks a lot...

 

[Zelandakh]

home profile should be \\server\home\%username%

Don't use local path names, must be \\server. Also, the \home should be a shared folder set as at least RWXD on it.

Then it'll work.

 

[alfredjp]

hi zelandakh,

thanks for the speedy reply...

ok... going through what youve said, "don't use local path names," then what is the use of having that option in the user's profile home folder (the local path checkbox)... what good is it then? there must some use to it? as in what is it for?

= alfred

 

[Zelandakh]

no, I meant that in users manager, you specify \\server\share\%username% rather than d:\share\%username%.

You can set the home directory to be on their local computer in UMD. BUT the downside is backups and centralisation.

 

[alfredjp]

so, what you're saying is that the LOCAL home folder option in the user profile pertains to a LOCAL FOLDER in the WORKSTATION wherein the user is currently logon to?
(?.?)

 

[dankelt]

alfredjp,
When you select a local path for a home directory it must already exist. If the folder does not exist it will default to the documents and settings directory. And yes, the folder is the local folder of the W/S in wich the user is loging on. A good place to use this option would be with terminal services, when you log on to the server.
If you specify your home directory as a remote share you do not have to create it, windows will create it for you. Don't ask my why it acts this way, it doesn't make sense to me. It would be nice if it just always created the folder for you.

Dan

 

[alfredjp]

hhhhhmmmm... all this pecularities with ms technology... well, gotta learn to live with them...