Folder Redirection: HELP!

[bran2235]

Hello everyone,

Here's the deal: All users have their folder redirection (Desktop and MyDocs) to a specific location (\\server\share)... been this way forever...

We are implementing a new storage appliance and we need to change the path. In our lab, we have set this up with the new location and we are getting Event ID 112- and the contents of their Desktop and MyDocs are NOT moving to new location... Can anyone help??

Many thanks!
Brandon

 

[baronne]

yeah... check your group policies...
it's a user setting
User Configuration > Windows Settings > Folder Redirection

Go into the properties of the necessary part, ie. Desktop, start menu, and simply change the path in there.
run a gpupdate on the client pc (gpupdate /force /boot) and bob's your uncle the folders will redirect!

hope this helps..
baronne

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[bran2235]

I know how to configure it- That's not the problem... Currently, we have over 900 users who use Citrix and I am redirecting their Desktop and MyDocs to a particular location...

PROBLEM:
We need to change this location for each of the two items. From what I understood from MS, if you change the path, the contents are supposed to move (automatically) to the new location when the user logs in... (???)... This is not happening???

Can anyone help??

Many Thanks,
Brandon

 

[baronne]

no it doesn't move it...
you might have to do what we did and script it... just a simple batch file as follows:

if exist \\server\home$\%username%\docmove.log goto end
echo Moving your documents to new "My Documents", please wait...
\\server\scripts$\robocopy.exe "\\server\home$\%username%" "\\server\pupils$\redirect\%username%\My Documents" /move /e /r:2 /w:2 /is
echo Finished!
md \\server\home$\%username%
date /t > \\server\home$\%username%\docmove.log
time /t >> \\server\home$\%username%\docmove.log
echo. >> \\server\home$\%username%\docmove.log
echo Documents have been moved to your new "My Documents" >> \\server\home$\%username%\docmove.log
:end

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"lekker, shot bru

 

[baronne]

I think it will only copy the contents if it moves from a local profile location to a redirected location. not from old server location to new server location...

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"lekker, shot bru

 

[bran2235]

Ok, I just got it to work (IT DOES actually move the contents from old to new location at next logon!)... Very nice! I just want to do it a few more times.. I think my problem was permissions...

I'll post later..(Thanks for the script!)


Brandon

 

[baronne]

ahh yess... permissions, a bit of a thorn in most admins side...
well done.

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