Folder Redirection has already been covered in the following post: http://www.adshotgyan.com/2011/07/how-to-configure-folder-redirection.html
This post is the first of a series of six posts which includes the various issues that you can encounter while playing with Folder redirection. Remember, the series does not contains any troubleshooting on Folder Redirection. It just contains the different configuration settings and the ramification of using few of those Settings....
So lets start... This post will show you how to configure Folder Redirection... Even though the same has been covered in an earlier post, but discussing the initial configuration of Folder Redirection was important as we will be using the same lab in the whole Series...
Lab:-
Domain Controller (MyDC) (Windows 2008 R2)
Member Server (OldServer) (Windows 2008 R2)
Member Server (NewServer) (Windows 2008 R2)
Client Machine (MyClient) (Windows 7)
OU (MyUsers) (User1, User2, User3, User4, User5)
On the Member Server (OldServer), We have another drive (E:\) which will store the Redirected Data
In this E Drive, We have two folders (Profiles and Redirected Data). Profiles (as the name suggest) will store Roaming Profiles where as the Redirected Data will store Redirected Folders (Folder Redirection Data)
Since Folder Redirection is not configured currently, hence there is no data in the Redirected Data Folder
We have created a Group Policy Object on the OU (MyUsers). We will enable Folder Redirection on the Group Policy Object
Redirecting "Desktop"
Redirecting the Data on to the Following Location: \\OlderServer\Redirected Data
Whenever you specify a network path in such a location (Roaming profiles, Folder Redirection etc...), Its always a good practice to first check if we are able to browse that path which we are specifying...
See.... I Said.... :)
Error: The Network Name Cannot be Found... :(
Lets check the name of the Server.... Oops.... Its OldServer and not OlderServer... :)
Now lets try to access \\OldServer\Redirected Data
Success....
Default Settings on the Settings Page....
The Message.... It just says that the policy will not take effect on Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 because you haven't selected that option on the Settings Page which says "Also apply Redirection Policy to Windows 2000, Windows 2003 and Windows XP"
Lets go on to the Windows 7 Client Machine Now...
Hence Proved.... The Redirection has been applied on the Client Machine
And the User Folder got created at the Network Location
By Default, we wont be able to access the user`s data due to permissions, but I have taken the ownership of the user`s folder and gave relevant permissions
Created folders and files on the user`s desktop
And as expected, the data got stored on the Network Location
Similarly, for rest of the labs, I logged in with few more users and the data for those users have also been created on the Network Location
This post is the first of a series of six posts which includes the various issues that you can encounter while playing with Folder redirection. Remember, the series does not contains any troubleshooting on Folder Redirection. It just contains the different configuration settings and the ramification of using few of those Settings....
So lets start... This post will show you how to configure Folder Redirection... Even though the same has been covered in an earlier post, but discussing the initial configuration of Folder Redirection was important as we will be using the same lab in the whole Series...
Lab:-
Domain Controller (MyDC) (Windows 2008 R2)
Member Server (OldServer) (Windows 2008 R2)
Member Server (NewServer) (Windows 2008 R2)
Client Machine (MyClient) (Windows 7)
OU (MyUsers) (User1, User2, User3, User4, User5)
On the Member Server (OldServer), We have another drive (E:\) which will store the Redirected Data
In this E Drive, We have two folders (Profiles and Redirected Data). Profiles (as the name suggest) will store Roaming Profiles where as the Redirected Data will store Redirected Folders (Folder Redirection Data)
Since Folder Redirection is not configured currently, hence there is no data in the Redirected Data Folder
We have created a Group Policy Object on the OU (MyUsers). We will enable Folder Redirection on the Group Policy Object
Redirecting "Desktop"
Redirecting the Data on to the Following Location: \\OlderServer\Redirected Data
Whenever you specify a network path in such a location (Roaming profiles, Folder Redirection etc...), Its always a good practice to first check if we are able to browse that path which we are specifying...
See.... I Said.... :)
Error: The Network Name Cannot be Found... :(
Lets check the name of the Server.... Oops.... Its OldServer and not OlderServer... :)
Now lets try to access \\OldServer\Redirected Data
Success....
Default Settings on the Settings Page....
The Message.... It just says that the policy will not take effect on Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 because you haven't selected that option on the Settings Page which says "Also apply Redirection Policy to Windows 2000, Windows 2003 and Windows XP"
Lets go on to the Windows 7 Client Machine Now...
Hence Proved.... The Redirection has been applied on the Client Machine
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Users Shell Folders
And the User Folder got created at the Network Location
By Default, we wont be able to access the user`s data due to permissions, but I have taken the ownership of the user`s folder and gave relevant permissions
Created folders and files on the user`s desktop
And as expected, the data got stored on the Network Location
Similarly, for rest of the labs, I logged in with few more users and the data for those users have also been created on the Network Location
