Same path to user home folder except by logon server (3 sites/DCs)

[Guest Germano]

Hello.

 

I´m looking for a way, of my users logon in three different locations

(each one with it´s own DC), getting the home folder setting, from the

logonserver of that DC. For example:

 

DC1

DC2

DC3

 

\\DC1\BigShare\users\user1

\\DC2\BigShare\users\user1

\\DC3\BigShare\users\user1

 

Only the DC part i need that change. For instance, let´s say one user move

from DC1 to DC2, he doesn´t need to change anything, nor me :)

 

I tried to setup DFS... but even using DFS-R (From W2K3 R2), it´s really

slowdown the access. When i changed to \\DC1, it returned to the normal speed.

 

I still use logonscripts, so that´s i way, i thought... but searching

throught the web, i checked that 2k3 doesn´t support anymore to set home

folder throught a .bat or vbs, that´s true?

 

My idea was to use:

 

net use U: %logonserver%\BigShare\users\user1

 

but this, maps the drive, but dont make it a home folder. If i type SET, it

shows the Home drive as C:\Documents and Settings\user1... and that´s

different of when u set throught AD.

 

Any ideas of how i could solve this? All the ideas will be welcome, as i´m

getting crazy with this :)

 

P.S.: Things that i already tried:

 

- Set a fake name in the DC in Hosts pointingto the own DC (i think that the

secutrity of W2K3 block the access to fake servers;

- Create a environment variable %TSMAN%;

- Set %logonserver% in Home Folder (It just works for TS Profile Path, but i

don´t use profiles, nor local nor remote);

- Use dsmod user (my tests were poor);

 

The Most Kind Regards,

 

Germano.

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Same path to user home folder except by logon server (3 sites/DCs)

 

Group Policy can set the user home directory. It's a machine setting so it

will affect the users when they login to that particular server. You setup

3 different GPO's, each one filtered to it's own server or have each

server/group of servers in their own OU. Apply GPO and BAM, you have your

solution.

 

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

 

"Germano" <Germano@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:2901F762-2162-4798-B3C2-6F95C2ACB7B0@microsoft.com...

> Hello.

>

> I´m looking for a way, of my users logon in three different locations

> (each one with it´s own DC), getting the home folder setting, from the

> logonserver of that DC. For example:

>

> DC1

> DC2

> DC3

>

> \\DC1\BigShare\users\user1

> \\DC2\BigShare\users\user1

> \\DC3\BigShare\users\user1

>

> Only the DC part i need that change. For instance, let´s say one user move

> from DC1 to DC2, he doesn´t need to change anything, nor me :)

>

> I tried to setup DFS... but even using DFS-R (From W2K3 R2), it´s really

> slowdown the access. When i changed to \\DC1, it returned to the normal

> speed.

>

> I still use logonscripts, so that´s i way, i thought... but searching

> throught the web, i checked that 2k3 doesn´t support anymore to set home

> folder throught a .bat or vbs, that´s true?

>

> My idea was to use:

>

> net use U: %logonserver%\BigShare\users\user1

>

> but this, maps the drive, but dont make it a home folder. If i type SET,

> it

> shows the Home drive as C:\Documents and Settings\user1... and that´s

> different of when u set throught AD.

>

> Any ideas of how i could solve this? All the ideas will be welcome, as i´m

> getting crazy with this :)

>

> P.S.: Things that i already tried:

>

> - Set a fake name in the DC in Hosts pointingto the own DC (i think that

> the

> secutrity of W2K3 block the access to fake servers;

> - Create a environment variable %TSMAN%;

> - Set %logonserver% in Home Folder (It just works for TS Profile Path, but

> i

> don´t use profiles, nor local nor remote);

> - Use dsmod user (my tests were poor);

>

> The Most Kind Regards,

>

> Germano.

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Same path to user home folder except by logon server (3 sites/DCs)

 

Germano <Germano@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Hello.

>

> I´m looking for a way, of my users logon in three different

> locations (each one with it´s own DC), getting the home folder

> setting, from the logonserver of that DC. For example:

>

> DC1

> DC2

> DC3

>

> \\DC1\BigShare\users\user1

> \\DC2\BigShare\users\user1

> \\DC3\BigShare\users\user1

>

> Only the DC part i need that change. For instance, let´s say one user

> move from DC1 to DC2, he doesn´t need to change anything, nor me :)

>

> I tried to setup DFS... but even using DFS-R (From W2K3 R2), it´s

> really slowdown the access. When i changed to \\DC1, it returned to

> the normal speed.

>

> I still use logonscripts, so that´s i way, i thought... but searching

> throught the web, i checked that 2k3 doesn´t support anymore to set

> home folder throught a .bat or vbs, that´s true?

>

> My idea was to use:

>

> net use U: %logonserver%\BigShare\users\user1

>

> but this, maps the drive, but dont make it a home folder. If i type

> SET, it shows the Home drive as C:\Documents and Settings\user1...

> and that´s different of when u set throught AD.

>

> Any ideas of how i could solve this? All the ideas will be welcome,

> as i´m getting crazy with this :)

>

> P.S.: Things that i already tried:

>

> - Set a fake name in the DC in Hosts pointingto the own DC (i think

> that the secutrity of W2K3 block the access to fake servers;

> - Create a environment variable %TSMAN%;

> - Set %logonserver% in Home Folder (It just works for TS Profile

> Path, but i don´t use profiles, nor local nor remote);

> - Use dsmod user (my tests were poor);

>

> The Most Kind Regards,

>

> Germano.

 

DFS may help you out here.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/storage/dfs/default.mspx

 

That said, why do you think you need a home directory? You don't - you can

use folder redirection for my documents, desktop, application data, and even

the start menu (although I don't use the latter). Home directories are kind

of archaic at this point.