I had a Folder Redirection group policy applied to all users in the domain. I did not want it any more so I first went to edit group policy edit and opened desktop and mydocuments property and changed these to not " configured". Then I disabled Folder Redirection GP in GP management console. used gpupdate/force and rebooted the machine. it took effect in each machine but one. one win xp machine still keeps redirecting folders even when there is no GP to do it. Then I deleted the GP from the server and force updated GP and rebooted. No luck ! Any ideas why redirection GP could be sticking up in just one machine. where are GP registries ? may be something got stuck there.
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There is a registry key for this. Easiest way for you to find it is to simply search the registry for the location where the redirection is taking place to.
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The proper way to do this on SBS is to run the My Documents Folder Redirection wizard. You'll find that in the Server Management Console, Users section. The wizard will either enable or disable this for all users.
I'm not sure what you mean that you went to edit group policy edit... but I'd assume that you used gpedit.msc? This would only edit the local policy on your server, which actually wouldn't do a thing.
All Group policies in SBS are managed in the Server Management Console > Advanced Management > Group Policy Manager. There is a specific GPO (group policy object) for Folder Redirection... but you would be much better off using the wizard to disable it than configuring it directly.
Jeff
TechSoEasy
I'm not sure what you mean that you went to edit group policy edit... but I'd assume that you used gpedit.msc? This would only edit the local policy on your server, which actually wouldn't do a thing.
All Group policies in SBS are managed in the Server Management Console > Advanced Management > Group Policy Manager. There is a specific GPO (group policy object) for Folder Redirection... but you would be much better off using the wizard to disable it than configuring it directly.
Jeff
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Jeff, in this case he already used the Group Policy Manager and has also removed the setting. We have one rouge machine not taking the change because of registry tattooing.
Running the Wizard is a good idea, however I suspect it will not resolve this situation since this one machine is the only one not to pick up the change in GPO.
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Running the Wizard is a good idea, however I suspect it will not resolve this situation since this one machine is the only one not to pick up the change in GPO.
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I did misread that... too quick at the draw... 
So, I'd agree that my response wouldn't work here... what would work, however, would be to run a gpresult /z on the rouge workstation to determine where it's getting its instructions from.
Jeff
TechSoEasy
So, I'd agree that my response wouldn't work here... what would work, however, would be to run a gpresult /z on the rouge workstation to determine where it's getting its instructions from.
Jeff
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I searched registry for destination of redirected folder but nothing returned. I think I am gonna move this machine out of domain, put it in a work group and join it to the domain again and see if that helps. what do you guys think ? can this help ?
Look in the registry under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\CurrentVersion\Policies
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If you're going to remove it from the domain and rejoin it you need to change the name of the computer. Otherwise you cannot use the ConnectComputer wizard again ( and you wouldn't want to connect it with any other method.
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TechSoeasy: I removed the computer and joined it back to domain using computer properties. Whats wrong with that.
but this did not help at all. I put it in a workgroup and I could create local document but as soon as I joined it back to domain it started redirecting folders again. Nothing seems to work with me these days.
but this did not help at all. I put it in a workgroup and I could create local document but as soon as I joined it back to domain it started redirecting folders again. Nothing seems to work with me these days.
When it comes to SBS you MUST use the wizards OR be willing to face situations like this where things don't always work as intended.
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What's wrong with that? Well, it's not how SBS works. If nothing seems to work with you these days, it may be time to start managing your SBS the way it was designed to be used.
You need to follow these specific steps to properly get your workstation joined to the domain:
The following needs to be done with the client machine:
1. Log in with THAT machine's LOCAL administrator account.
2. Unjoin the domain into a WORKGROUP
3. Change the name of the computer (this is not an option, you must use a name that is unique and hasn't been used before on your SBS)
4. Delete or rename the following directory C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows Small Business Server\Clients if it exists
5. Make sure that the network settings are configured to get an IP address automatically (DHCP enabled)
6. Reboot
Then on the server, from the Server Management Console:
1. Remove the client computers if it still shows in the Client Computer screen on the Server Management Console
2. Add the client with it's NEW name using the Add Computer wizard
Then, go back to the client machine, log in with the local Administrator account again, and join the domain by opening Internet Explorer and navigating to
Once you've done this then your workstation will properly communicate with the SBS. If you want to see all that is accomplished with this method please see
Jeff
TechSoEasy
You need to follow these specific steps to properly get your workstation joined to the domain:
The following needs to be done with the client machine:
1. Log in with THAT machine's LOCAL administrator account.
2. Unjoin the domain into a WORKGROUP
3. Change the name of the computer (this is not an option, you must use a name that is unique and hasn't been used before on your SBS)
4. Delete or rename the following directory C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows Small Business Server\Clients if it exists
5. Make sure that the network settings are configured to get an IP address automatically (DHCP enabled)
6. Reboot
Then on the server, from the Server Management Console:
1. Remove the client computers if it still shows in the Client Computer screen on the Server Management Console
2. Add the client with it's NEW name using the Add Computer wizard
Then, go back to the client machine, log in with the local Administrator account again, and join the domain by opening Internet Explorer and navigating to
Once you've done this then your workstation will properly communicate with the SBS. If you want to see all that is accomplished with this method please see
Jeff
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Jeff,
I read lot of stuff over the link you posted and realised that SBS seems to be happy with specific procedures only. looks like the guy who originally set it up did not know it either. I have just 10 machines so doing this exercise will not be a big pain. I read a post of yours in some other thread that all user and computers MUST show up in Mybusiness->SBSUsers->users and computers but none of my users and computers show up there. Users show up in "Users" and computers show up in "Computers" inbuilt containers only. I can unjoin/join computers in fashion you described but what about users ? should I just move them to Mybusiness->SBSUsers->users. obviously I can't delete users. what would be best solution to deal with it.
I read lot of stuff over the link you posted and realised that SBS seems to be happy with specific procedures only. looks like the guy who originally set it up did not know it either. I have just 10 machines so doing this exercise will not be a big pain. I read a post of yours in some other thread that all user and computers MUST show up in Mybusiness->SBSUsers->users and computers but none of my users and computers show up there. Users show up in "Users" and computers show up in "Computers" inbuilt containers only. I can unjoin/join computers in fashion you described but what about users ? should I just move them to Mybusiness->SBSUsers->users. obviously I can't delete users. what would be best solution to deal with it.
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You can just move the users to the proper default OU, but after you do that, run the Change User Permissions Wizard (found in the users section of the Server Management Console) to apply the appropriate template to their account, to ensure that their home directory permissions and quotas are set, that their Exchange mailbox is configured correctly, and that they have a proper account in SharePoint to be able to use the companyweb.
Generally, the default user template is just fine as it is to apply for most users, and the Mobile User template should be applied to those who have laptops or mobile devices.
You should do this before modifying the computers because then when you run the connectcomputer wizard it will ask you to assign a user to the specific workstation... and this process will migrate their current profile on that machine accordingly.
Jeff
TechSoEasy
Generally, the default user template is just fine as it is to apply for most users, and the Mobile User template should be applied to those who have laptops or mobile devices.
You should do this before modifying the computers because then when you run the connectcomputer wizard it will ask you to assign a user to the specific workstation... and this process will migrate their current profile on that machine accordingly.
Jeff
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