Stevehewitt
IS-IT--Management
Hi All,
Trying to redirect application data folder via a GPO.
Using \\fileserver\profiles$\ as the root path. (And Server creates relevant folders - e.g:
\\fileserver\profiles$\steve.hewitt\application data\
\\fileserver\profiles$\steve.hewitt\my documents\
\\fileserver\profiles$\steve.hewitt\desktop\)
Problem is that applications like Outlook don't seem to like UNC paths - get an error saying it contains invalid characters. Same problem for some batch scripts I use to copy over default signatures for new starters etc.
How do I get around this? I thought that apps just use the %appdata% variable and then the WinNT OS does the translation - apparently the app calls for the real path of %appdata% instead; which causes a lot of apps to say that it doesn't support UNC.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Steve.
"They have the internet on computers now!" - Homer Simpson
Trying to redirect application data folder via a GPO.
Using \\fileserver\profiles$\ as the root path. (And Server creates relevant folders - e.g:
\\fileserver\profiles$\steve.hewitt\application data\
\\fileserver\profiles$\steve.hewitt\my documents\
\\fileserver\profiles$\steve.hewitt\desktop\)
Problem is that applications like Outlook don't seem to like UNC paths - get an error saying it contains invalid characters. Same problem for some batch scripts I use to copy over default signatures for new starters etc.
How do I get around this? I thought that apps just use the %appdata% variable and then the WinNT OS does the translation - apparently the app calls for the real path of %appdata% instead; which causes a lot of apps to say that it doesn't support UNC.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Steve.
"They have the internet on computers now!" - Homer Simpson
