Group Policy TS User Home setting

[Guest Ragnar]

Hi

 

Is there a way using only Group Policy settings to configure multiple home

directory shares when using the Computer Configuration setting "TS User

Home"? The home directory is a top-level share with subfolder for each home

directory. E.g. \\server\user share\%username%.

 

I know it's possible to use variables for the "TS User Home" Group Policy

setting and then use it together with Terminal Services Home Folder per user

account, however I don't want to use any per-user account settings.

 

Can't really see that this have changed with Windows Server 2008 either..

 

Thanks.

 

/Ragnar

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Group Policy TS User Home setting

 

I'm not sure what your asking. The GPO setting already does what your

example shows. Maybe if you give an example of exactly what your

looking for.

 

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

Citrix Technology Professional

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Ragnar wrote:

> Hi

>

> Is there a way using only Group Policy settings to configure multiple home

> directory shares when using the Computer Configuration setting "TS User

> Home"? The home directory is a top-level share with subfolder for each home

> directory. E.g. \\server\user share\%username%.

>

> I know it's possible to use variables for the "TS User Home" Group Policy

> setting and then use it together with Terminal Services Home Folder per user

> account, however I don't want to use any per-user account settings.

>

> Can't really see that this have changed with Windows Server 2008 either..

>

> Thanks.

>

> /Ragnar

[Guest Ragnar]

Re: Group Policy TS User Home setting

 

Consider the following scenario. A terminal server Citrix farm, Active

Directory Group Policies configured with the "TS User Home" GPO setting -

pointing to "\\server\share". The the need for using multiple home shares is

required. However the setup does not use any per-user account settings, such

as terminal server home/profile settings, logon scripts are configured using

GPO, folder redirection, ts roaming profiles and ts home is configured using

GPO.

 

How can this setup support mutiple home shares? Thanks

 

/Ragnar

 

 

 

"Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> I'm not sure what your asking. The GPO setting already does what your

> example shows. Maybe if you give an example of exactly what your

> looking for.

>

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> Citrix Technology Professional

> Provision Networks VIP

>

> Forums not enough?

> Get support from the experts at your business

> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>

> Ragnar wrote:

> > Hi

> >

> > Is there a way using only Group Policy settings to configure multiple home

> > directory shares when using the Computer Configuration setting "TS User

> > Home"? The home directory is a top-level share with subfolder for each home

> > directory. E.g. \\server\user share\%username%.

> >

> > I know it's possible to use variables for the "TS User Home" Group Policy

> > setting and then use it together with Terminal Services Home Folder per user

> > account, however I don't want to use any per-user account settings.

> >

> > Can't really see that this have changed with Windows Server 2008 either..

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > /Ragnar

>

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Group Policy TS User Home setting

 

Unfortunately it cannot. You can only specify one share per server.

 

May I ask why you would need multiple shares for the TS profiles anyway?

 

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

Citrix Technology Professional

Provision Networks VIP

 

Forums not enough?

Get support from the experts at your business

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Ragnar wrote:

> Consider the following scenario. A terminal server Citrix farm, Active

> Directory Group Policies configured with the "TS User Home" GPO setting -

> pointing to "\\server\share". The the need for using multiple home shares is

> required. However the setup does not use any per-user account settings, such

> as terminal server home/profile settings, logon scripts are configured using

> GPO, folder redirection, ts roaming profiles and ts home is configured using

> GPO.

>

> How can this setup support mutiple home shares? Thanks

>

> /Ragnar

>

>

>

> "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

>

>> I'm not sure what your asking. The GPO setting already does what your

>> example shows. Maybe if you give an example of exactly what your

>> looking for.

>>

>> Jeff Pitsch

>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> Citrix Technology Professional

>> Provision Networks VIP

>>

>> Forums not enough?

>> Get support from the experts at your business

>> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>

>> Ragnar wrote:

>>> Hi

>>>

>>> Is there a way using only Group Policy settings to configure multiple home

>>> directory shares when using the Computer Configuration setting "TS User

>>> Home"? The home directory is a top-level share with subfolder for each home

>>> directory. E.g. \\server\user share\%username%.

>>>

>>> I know it's possible to use variables for the "TS User Home" Group Policy

>>> setting and then use it together with Terminal Services Home Folder per user

>>> account, however I don't want to use any per-user account settings.

>>>

>>> Can't really see that this have changed with Windows Server 2008 either..

>>>

>>> Thanks.

>>>

>>> /Ragnar

[Guest Ragnar]

Re: Group Policy TS User Home setting

 

That is what I thought, too bad Microsoft have not implemented this

possibility.

 

I have several customers that require this (for ts user home) due to home

directories consuming so much disk space that you get like 600GB+ disk

volumes...

 

Of course it is possible to divide the users to logon to group of terminal

servers configured with a certain home share, however that is tiresome when

it comes to administration.

 

/Ragnar

 

 

"Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> Unfortunately it cannot. You can only specify one share per server.

>

> May I ask why you would need multiple shares for the TS profiles anyway?

>

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> Citrix Technology Professional

> Provision Networks VIP

>

> Forums not enough?

> Get support from the experts at your business

> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>

>

> Ragnar wrote:

> > Consider the following scenario. A terminal server Citrix farm, Active

> > Directory Group Policies configured with the "TS User Home" GPO setting -

> > pointing to "\\server\share". The the need for using multiple home shares is

> > required. However the setup does not use any per-user account settings, such

> > as terminal server home/profile settings, logon scripts are configured using

> > GPO, folder redirection, ts roaming profiles and ts home is configured using

> > GPO.

> >

> > How can this setup support mutiple home shares? Thanks

> >

> > /Ragnar

> >

> >

> >

> > "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> >

> >> I'm not sure what your asking. The GPO setting already does what your

> >> example shows. Maybe if you give an example of exactly what your

> >> looking for.

> >>

> >> Jeff Pitsch

> >> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> >> Citrix Technology Professional

> >> Provision Networks VIP

> >>

> >> Forums not enough?

> >> Get support from the experts at your business

> >> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

> >>

> >> Ragnar wrote:

> >>> Hi

> >>>

> >>> Is there a way using only Group Policy settings to configure multiple home

> >>> directory shares when using the Computer Configuration setting "TS User

> >>> Home"? The home directory is a top-level share with subfolder for each home

> >>> directory. E.g. \\server\user share\%username%.

> >>>

> >>> I know it's possible to use variables for the "TS User Home" Group Policy

> >>> setting and then use it together with Terminal Services Home Folder per user

> >>> account, however I don't want to use any per-user account settings.

> >>>

> >>> Can't really see that this have changed with Windows Server 2008 either..

> >>>

> >>> Thanks.

> >>>

> >>> /Ragnar

>

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Group Policy TS User Home setting

 

I know this is a pain to maintain but you can assign home directories

through the user account properties.

 

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

Citrix Technology Professional

Provision Networks VIP

 

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Get support from the experts at your business

http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

 

Ragnar wrote:

> That is what I thought, too bad Microsoft have not implemented this

> possibility.

>

> I have several customers that require this (for ts user home) due to home

> directories consuming so much disk space that you get like 600GB+ disk

> volumes...

>

> Of course it is possible to divide the users to logon to group of terminal

> servers configured with a certain home share, however that is tiresome when

> it comes to administration.

>

> /Ragnar

>

>

> "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

>

>> Unfortunately it cannot. You can only specify one share per server.

>>

>> May I ask why you would need multiple shares for the TS profiles anyway?

>>

>> Jeff Pitsch

>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> Citrix Technology Professional

>> Provision Networks VIP

>>

>> Forums not enough?

>> Get support from the experts at your business

>> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>

>>

>> Ragnar wrote:

>>> Consider the following scenario. A terminal server Citrix farm, Active

>>> Directory Group Policies configured with the "TS User Home" GPO setting -

>>> pointing to "\\server\share". The the need for using multiple home shares is

>>> required. However the setup does not use any per-user account settings, such

>>> as terminal server home/profile settings, logon scripts are configured using

>>> GPO, folder redirection, ts roaming profiles and ts home is configured using

>>> GPO.

>>>

>>> How can this setup support mutiple home shares? Thanks

>>>

>>> /Ragnar

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

>>>

>>>> I'm not sure what your asking. The GPO setting already does what your

>>>> example shows. Maybe if you give an example of exactly what your

>>>> looking for.

>>>>

>>>> Jeff Pitsch

>>>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>>>> Citrix Technology Professional

>>>> Provision Networks VIP

>>>>

>>>> Forums not enough?

>>>> Get support from the experts at your business

>>>> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>>>

>>>> Ragnar wrote:

>>>>> Hi

>>>>>

>>>>> Is there a way using only Group Policy settings to configure multiple home

>>>>> directory shares when using the Computer Configuration setting "TS User

>>>>> Home"? The home directory is a top-level share with subfolder for each home

>>>>> directory. E.g. \\server\user share\%username%.

>>>>>

>>>>> I know it's possible to use variables for the "TS User Home" Group Policy

>>>>> setting and then use it together with Terminal Services Home Folder per user

>>>>> account, however I don't want to use any per-user account settings.

>>>>>

>>>>> Can't really see that this have changed with Windows Server 2008 either..

>>>>>

>>>>> Thanks.

>>>>>

>>>>> /Ragnar

[Guest Ragnar]

Re: Group Policy TS User Home setting

 

Yes I know, but I don't like telling this to customers that already manage

their settings using Group Policy.

 

Oh I wish there was a way to ensure that Microsoft put the right

functionality into products - but I guess there is a great mass of customers

saying just the same...however a date from Microsoft when this functionality

would be available would at least be something, but again I know they won't

promise nothin'

 

Thanks for helping me out.

 

/Ragnar

 

 

 

 

"Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> I know this is a pain to maintain but you can assign home directories

> through the user account properties.

>

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> Citrix Technology Professional

> Provision Networks VIP

>

> Forums not enough?

> Get support from the experts at your business

> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>

> Ragnar wrote:

> > That is what I thought, too bad Microsoft have not implemented this

> > possibility.

> >

> > I have several customers that require this (for ts user home) due to home

> > directories consuming so much disk space that you get like 600GB+ disk

> > volumes...

> >

> > Of course it is possible to divide the users to logon to group of terminal

> > servers configured with a certain home share, however that is tiresome when

> > it comes to administration.

> >

> > /Ragnar

> >

> >

> > "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> >

> >> Unfortunately it cannot. You can only specify one share per server.

> >>

> >> May I ask why you would need multiple shares for the TS profiles anyway?

> >>

> >> Jeff Pitsch

> >> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> >> Citrix Technology Professional

> >> Provision Networks VIP

> >>

> >> Forums not enough?

> >> Get support from the experts at your business

> >> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

> >>

> >>

> >> Ragnar wrote:

> >>> Consider the following scenario. A terminal server Citrix farm, Active

> >>> Directory Group Policies configured with the "TS User Home" GPO setting -

> >>> pointing to "\\server\share". The the need for using multiple home shares is

> >>> required. However the setup does not use any per-user account settings, such

> >>> as terminal server home/profile settings, logon scripts are configured using

> >>> GPO, folder redirection, ts roaming profiles and ts home is configured using

> >>> GPO.

> >>>

> >>> How can this setup support mutiple home shares? Thanks

> >>>

> >>> /Ragnar

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>

> >>> "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> >>>

> >>>> I'm not sure what your asking. The GPO setting already does what your

> >>>> example shows. Maybe if you give an example of exactly what your

> >>>> looking for.

> >>>>

> >>>> Jeff Pitsch

> >>>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> >>>> Citrix Technology Professional

> >>>> Provision Networks VIP

> >>>>

> >>>> Forums not enough?

> >>>> Get support from the experts at your business

> >>>> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

> >>>>

> >>>> Ragnar wrote:

> >>>>> Hi

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Is there a way using only Group Policy settings to configure multiple home

> >>>>> directory shares when using the Computer Configuration setting "TS User

> >>>>> Home"? The home directory is a top-level share with subfolder for each home

> >>>>> directory. E.g. \\server\user share\%username%.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> I know it's possible to use variables for the "TS User Home" Group Policy

> >>>>> setting and then use it together with Terminal Services Home Folder per user

> >>>>> account, however I don't want to use any per-user account settings.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Can't really see that this have changed with Windows Server 2008 either..

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Thanks.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> /Ragnar

>

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Group Policy TS User Home setting

 

Have you tried DFS? This may be solution for you.

 

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

Citrix Technology Professional

Provision Networks VIP

 

Forums not enough?

Get support from the experts at your business

http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

 

Ragnar wrote:

> Yes I know, but I don't like telling this to customers that already manage

> their settings using Group Policy.

>

> Oh I wish there was a way to ensure that Microsoft put the right

> functionality into products - but I guess there is a great mass of customers

> saying just the same...however a date from Microsoft when this functionality

> would be available would at least be something, but again I know they won't

> promise nothin'

>

> Thanks for helping me out.

>

> /Ragnar

>

>

>

>

> "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

>

>> I know this is a pain to maintain but you can assign home directories

>> through the user account properties.

>>

>> Jeff Pitsch

>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> Citrix Technology Professional

>> Provision Networks VIP

>>

>> Forums not enough?

>> Get support from the experts at your business

>> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>

>> Ragnar wrote:

>>> That is what I thought, too bad Microsoft have not implemented this

>>> possibility.

>>>

>>> I have several customers that require this (for ts user home) due to home

>>> directories consuming so much disk space that you get like 600GB+ disk

>>> volumes...

>>>

>>> Of course it is possible to divide the users to logon to group of terminal

>>> servers configured with a certain home share, however that is tiresome when

>>> it comes to administration.

>>>

>>> /Ragnar

>>>

>>>

>>> "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

>>>

>>>> Unfortunately it cannot. You can only specify one share per server.

>>>>

>>>> May I ask why you would need multiple shares for the TS profiles anyway?

>>>>

>>>> Jeff Pitsch

>>>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>>>> Citrix Technology Professional

>>>> Provision Networks VIP

>>>>

>>>> Forums not enough?

>>>> Get support from the experts at your business

>>>> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Ragnar wrote:

>>>>> Consider the following scenario. A terminal server Citrix farm, Active

>>>>> Directory Group Policies configured with the "TS User Home" GPO setting -

>>>>> pointing to "\\server\share". The the need for using multiple home shares is

>>>>> required. However the setup does not use any per-user account settings, such

>>>>> as terminal server home/profile settings, logon scripts are configured using

>>>>> GPO, folder redirection, ts roaming profiles and ts home is configured using

>>>>> GPO.

>>>>>

>>>>> How can this setup support mutiple home shares? Thanks

>>>>>

>>>>> /Ragnar

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

>>>>>

>>>>>> I'm not sure what your asking. The GPO setting already does what your

>>>>>> example shows. Maybe if you give an example of exactly what your

>>>>>> looking for.

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Jeff Pitsch

>>>>>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>>>>>> Citrix Technology Professional

>>>>>> Provision Networks VIP

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Forums not enough?

>>>>>> Get support from the experts at your business

>>>>>> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Ragnar wrote:

>>>>>>> Hi

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Is there a way using only Group Policy settings to configure multiple home

>>>>>>> directory shares when using the Computer Configuration setting "TS User

>>>>>>> Home"? The home directory is a top-level share with subfolder for each home

>>>>>>> directory. E.g. \\server\user share\%username%.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> I know it's possible to use variables for the "TS User Home" Group Policy

>>>>>>> setting and then use it together with Terminal Services Home Folder per user

>>>>>>> account, however I don't want to use any per-user account settings.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Can't really see that this have changed with Windows Server 2008 either..

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> Thanks.

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>> /Ragnar

[Guest Ragnar]

Re: Group Policy TS User Home setting

 

That is part of the solution I'm going to try.

 

1. Place Citrix PS server on different subnets.

2. Configure Citrix zone balancing the citrix policies to point certain

groups of users to subnets

3. dfs for ts user home

 

I have not tried this yet so it may not work, but we'll see.

 

/Ragnar

 

 

"Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> Have you tried DFS? This may be solution for you.

>

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> Citrix Technology Professional

> Provision Networks VIP

>

> Forums not enough?

> Get support from the experts at your business

> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>

> Ragnar wrote:

> > Yes I know, but I don't like telling this to customers that already manage

> > their settings using Group Policy.

> >

> > Oh I wish there was a way to ensure that Microsoft put the right

> > functionality into products - but I guess there is a great mass of customers

> > saying just the same...however a date from Microsoft when this functionality

> > would be available would at least be something, but again I know they won't

> > promise nothin'

> >

> > Thanks for helping me out.

> >

> > /Ragnar

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> >

> >> I know this is a pain to maintain but you can assign home directories

> >> through the user account properties.

> >>

> >> Jeff Pitsch

> >> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> >> Citrix Technology Professional

> >> Provision Networks VIP

> >>

> >> Forums not enough?

> >> Get support from the experts at your business

> >> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

> >>

> >> Ragnar wrote:

> >>> That is what I thought, too bad Microsoft have not implemented this

> >>> possibility.

> >>>

> >>> I have several customers that require this (for ts user home) due to home

> >>> directories consuming so much disk space that you get like 600GB+ disk

> >>> volumes...

> >>>

> >>> Of course it is possible to divide the users to logon to group of terminal

> >>> servers configured with a certain home share, however that is tiresome when

> >>> it comes to administration.

> >>>

> >>> /Ragnar

> >>>

> >>>

> >>> "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> >>>

> >>>> Unfortunately it cannot. You can only specify one share per server.

> >>>>

> >>>> May I ask why you would need multiple shares for the TS profiles anyway?

> >>>>

> >>>> Jeff Pitsch

> >>>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> >>>> Citrix Technology Professional

> >>>> Provision Networks VIP

> >>>>

> >>>> Forums not enough?

> >>>> Get support from the experts at your business

> >>>> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

> >>>>

> >>>>

> >>>> Ragnar wrote:

> >>>>> Consider the following scenario. A terminal server Citrix farm, Active

> >>>>> Directory Group Policies configured with the "TS User Home" GPO setting -

> >>>>> pointing to "\\server\share". The the need for using multiple home shares is

> >>>>> required. However the setup does not use any per-user account settings, such

> >>>>> as terminal server home/profile settings, logon scripts are configured using

> >>>>> GPO, folder redirection, ts roaming profiles and ts home is configured using

> >>>>> GPO.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> How can this setup support mutiple home shares? Thanks

> >>>>>

> >>>>> /Ragnar

> >>>>>

> >>>>>

> >>>>>

> >>>>> "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> >>>>>

> >>>>>> I'm not sure what your asking. The GPO setting already does what your

> >>>>>> example shows. Maybe if you give an example of exactly what your

> >>>>>> looking for.

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>> Jeff Pitsch

> >>>>>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> >>>>>> Citrix Technology Professional

> >>>>>> Provision Networks VIP

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>> Forums not enough?

> >>>>>> Get support from the experts at your business

> >>>>>> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

> >>>>>>

> >>>>>> Ragnar wrote:

> >>>>>>> Hi

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> Is there a way using only Group Policy settings to configure multiple home

> >>>>>>> directory shares when using the Computer Configuration setting "TS User

> >>>>>>> Home"? The home directory is a top-level share with subfolder for each home

> >>>>>>> directory. E.g. \\server\user share\%username%.

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> I know it's possible to use variables for the "TS User Home" Group Policy

> >>>>>>> setting and then use it together with Terminal Services Home Folder per user

> >>>>>>> account, however I don't want to use any per-user account settings.

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> Can't really see that this have changed with Windows Server 2008 either..

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> Thanks.

> >>>>>>>

> >>>>>>> /Ragnar

>