Guest Ragnar Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 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 Posted August 21, 2007 Posted August 21, 2007 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 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 Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 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 Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 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 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 Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 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 Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 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 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 Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 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 Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 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 Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 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 >
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