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Julian · Guest

I have set up folder redirection on SBS 2003 Standard. When a user logs onto
a workstation is copies ALL their documents into the local user directory on
the machine. I'm convinced this shouldn't happen, not least it makes
logon/logoff very slow. This also causes a problem in that files deleted
don't actually get deleted as the server/machine some how synchronises at
logon/logoff!

Current Config...

The User config in AD is set up as:
Profile location: \\server\users$\username
Redirect H:\ to \\server\users$\username\my documents

Group Policy has folder redirection in place, set up as:
Start menu: local machine path (c:\_config\Start Menu)
Favourites: \\server\users$\username\favourites
My Documents: \\server\users$\username\my documents

There is a logon script in place (SBS_LOGON.bat), which maps a number of
other drives to shares, e.g. S:\ to \\servername\publicshare$.

I think my problem is something to do with the redirect to H:\ in the AD
properties and folder redirection, in that they clash somehow? What have I
done wrong?

Regards,
Julian

Amnon Feiner · Guest

\\server\share\%username% is the redirections.

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Crina Li · Guest

Hi Julian,

Thank you for posting in SBS newsgroup.

Do you mean that after you enabled the folder redirection for My Documents
folder and the folder is synchronized automatically? If so, it is normal.
If you redirect a folder to a new network location through folder
redirection policy, the redirected folder is automatically made available
offline.

You can try the following steps to disable it.

Open My Computer
Click Tools->Folder Options
Click Offline Files
Uncheck Synchronize all offline files when logging on
Uncheck Synchronize all offline files before logging off
Click Apply, click OK

In Windows XP workstations, you can also try a new policy in Windows XP to
disable the "automatically make redirected folders available offline".

Please follow the steps below:

1. On a Windows XP client, run gpedit.msc, enable the "Do not automatically
make redirected folders available offline" user
configuration>administrative templates>network>offline files
2. Restart the computer. After that, the folder will not be offline enabled.

However, the original synchronization may still exist on the client. Please
try these steps to remove it:

Click Start, click Programs, click Accessories, click Synchronization,
click Setup and remove the option for the "My Document folder".

I also provide the general steps to configure the policy of Folder
Redirection, you may double confirm if you have followed the steps to
configure the policy:

1. Expand Advanced Management in Server Management.
2. Expand Group Policy Management | Forest | Domains | Server name.
3. Expand OU you want to configure Folder Redirection and then right click
the GPO and select Edit.
4. In Group Policy Object Editor, expand User Configuration | Windows
Settings | Folder Redirection.
5. Right click My Documents and select Properties.
6. You can select redirect it in Target tab and Settings tab.

You may also refer to the following documents:

Best practices for Folder Redirection
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/Serve
rHelp/c4bf51c2-fcb0-47e3-8c80-d114a44f6cf7.mspx

Configuring Folder Redirection
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/DepKi
t/cad7966e-c9b6-495f-b7bb-2a9673f69f4f.mspx

More information:

257576 Offline Files Are Unexpectedly Synchronized When You Use
Synchronization
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=257576

In addition, may I know if the user accounts are using roaming user profile
or local user profile?

Thanks for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Crina Li (MSFT)

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| Thread-Topic: folder redirection
|| From: =?Utf-8?B?SnVsaWFu?= <Julian@discussions.microsoft.com>
| Subject: folder redirection
| Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 02:57:04 -0800
| | Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs
| |
| I have set up folder redirection on SBS 2003 Standard. When a user logs
onto
| a workstation is copies ALL their documents into the local user directory
on
| the machine. I'm convinced this shouldn't happen, not least it makes
| logon/logoff very slow. This also causes a problem in that files deleted
| don't actually get deleted as the server/machine some how synchronises at
| logon/logoff!
|
| Current Config...
|
| The User config in AD is set up as:
| Profile location: \\server\users$\username
| Redirect H:\ to \\server\users$\username\my documents
|
| Group Policy has folder redirection in place, set up as:
| Start menu: local machine path (c:\_config\Start Menu)
| Favourites: \\server\users$\username\favourites
| My Documents: \\server\users$\username\my documents
|
| There is a logon script in place (SBS_LOGON.bat), which maps a number of
| other drives to shares, e.g. S:\ to \\servername\publicshare$.
|
|
| I think my problem is something to do with the redirect to H:\ in the AD
| properties and folder redirection, in that they clash somehow? What have
I
| done wrong?
|
| Regards,
| Julian
|
|
|
|

Julian · Guest

Thanks Crina

What basically happens is that when I log on or off any files that are
deletd are restored as if synchronsiation occurs, although it is switched
off. files that are changed remain changed.

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