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My Documents folder - Network drive?
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windows server 2003 and folder redirection
Redirecting the My Documents Folder for All Users in Windows 2000
See if the above is a clue for you?
Here's a bit of basic information on Group Policy, a mountain of it is available via Google, and don't forget Help and Support.
Redirecting the My Documents Folder for All Users in Windows 2000
See if the above is a clue for you?
Here's a bit of basic information on Group Policy, a mountain of it is available via Google, and don't forget Help and Support.
ArizonaGeek
IS-IT--Management
Pretty much Linney's second link is a basic way of doing it. I am all about simplicity so thats the route I took for my users.
It is pretty much the same with 2003 (though his link is for 2000) but do a Google search as Linney said and you'll find a million links with step by step instructions.
We've been using it for about a year and a half and it works great. Just remember though, if you give them space, they'll use it all. So I go thru and scan for MP3s, AVis, MPGs and JPGs every few months and delete them out without warning. I had our VP put out an email when I first set this up saying stuff like that should never be put on the network, as well as update our internal docs so they all know or at least they'll know when their files are missing.
Cheers
Rob
The answer is always "PEBKAC!
It is pretty much the same with 2003 (though his link is for 2000) but do a Google search as Linney said and you'll find a million links with step by step instructions.
We've been using it for about a year and a half and it works great. Just remember though, if you give them space, they'll use it all. So I go thru and scan for MP3s, AVis, MPGs and JPGs every few months and delete them out without warning. I had our VP put out an email when I first set this up saying stuff like that should never be put on the network, as well as update our internal docs so they all know or at least they'll know when their files are missing.
Cheers
Rob
The answer is always "PEBKAC!
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If you are referring to the "NameSpace" one, that is for the machine that his having the slow connection problem to the network drive.
I would just test it on one machine and see what happens, it is an old fix that has been around for ages and doesn't seem to cause any problems when applied.
I did see this comment on a private forum -
"The reason you had a long logon the FIRST time a user logs on is because you've run the Configure My Documents Folder Redirection Wizard which is a good thing to do.. but it will cause a slow logon the very first time a user logs on because it is synchronizing the files. This behavior is expected.
If you continually had a slow logon then I'd suspect that this was connected to your DNS errors. But those ARE a problem, just not related to the workstation logons".
I would just test it on one machine and see what happens, it is an old fix that has been around for ages and doesn't seem to cause any problems when applied.
I did see this comment on a private forum -
"The reason you had a long logon the FIRST time a user logs on is because you've run the Configure My Documents Folder Redirection Wizard which is a good thing to do.. but it will cause a slow logon the very first time a user logs on because it is synchronizing the files. This behavior is expected.
If you continually had a slow logon then I'd suspect that this was connected to your DNS errors. But those ARE a problem, just not related to the workstation logons".
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In addition to logging events in the Application Event log, Folder Redirection can provide a detailed log to aid troubleshooting. To create a detailed log file for folder redirection, use the following registry key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Diagnostics Set: FdeployDebugLevel = Reg_DWORD 0x0f
Note: The log file can be found at: %windir%\debug\usermode\fdeploy.log
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Diagnostics Set: FdeployDebugLevel = Reg_DWORD 0x0f
Note: The log file can be found at: %windir%\debug\usermode\fdeploy.log
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Hi Linney,
Couple of things. I don't have the diagnostics key in there. Should I define it?
Also, I check out your links and wanted to disable the "Slow Link Detection" and couldn't find anything like that under "Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon
Couple of things. I don't have the diagnostics key in there. Should I define it?
Also, I check out your links and wanted to disable the "Slow Link Detection" and couldn't find anything like that under "Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon
The first part of your question, I expect you have to create that Key.
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Group Policy has some settings for Folder Redirection Policy Processing.
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon, Always wait for the network at computer startup
Slow Link Detection. Registry setting?
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Group Policy has some settings for Folder Redirection Policy Processing.
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon, Always wait for the network at computer startup
Slow Link Detection. Registry setting?
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