Folder Redirection in Windows Server

[beansbaxter]

I am having a helluva time trying to get this work. The operating systems for the server is Windows Server 2003 Enterprise and the workstations are Windows XP Pro SP2.

I am able to create Users under the Default Domain Policy and I can login from the workstation successfully but...

I cannot for the life of me get the Folder Redirection to work. I create a new share, I make it so all users under the Default Domain Policy, and then I goto the command line and type in "gpupdate /force" to refresh the group policy (it also makes me log off and back on the server), but I still cannot get the folder redirection to work.

The user profiles are still being stored at the local level, and not the server side.

I have googled and googled, and have found ooh soo many help and how to guides online, but I dont know what I'm doing wrong.

Please advise.

 

[djdrastic]

Can You Perhaps post a gpresult for us ?

 

[beansbaxter]

I think the problem has to do with permissions, as I see the erros in Event Viewer, specifically ID 1085 and 101, which are very vague under Microsoft's support bulletins.

I read a lot regarding NTFS permissions for access, but just for test purposes I went above and beyond that and just set Full permissions to the entire share that is designated for the folder redirects, and the problem still persists. I figured if every user and usergroup was given full permissions to do everything, the problem would correct but it wont.

I didnt even know about gpresult, let me goto the server and copy and paste what I get.

 

[beansbaxter]

Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
(C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.SERVER>gpresult

Microsoft (R) Windows (R) Operating System Group Policy Result tool v2.0
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-2001

Created On 7/17/2005 at 2:10:11 AM


RSOP data for BAKERINVESTMENT\Administrator on SERVER : Logging Mode
---------------------------------------------------------------------

OS Type: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2003, Enterprise Edi
tion
OS Configuration: Primary Domain Controller
OS Version: 5.2.3790
Terminal Server Mode: Remote Administration
Site Name: Default-First-Site
Roaming Profile:
Local Profile: C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.SERVER
Connected over a slow link?: No


COMPUTER SETTINGS
------------------
CN=SERVER,OU=Domain Controllers,DC=bakerinvestment,DC=local
Last time Group Policy was applied: 7/17/2005 at 2:07:48 AM
Group Policy was applied from: server.bakerinvestment.local
Group Policy slow link threshold: 500 kbps
Domain Name: BAKERINVESTMENT
Domain Type: Windows 2000

Applied Group Policy Objects
-----------------------------
Default Domain Controllers Policy
Default Domain Policy
Local Group Policy

The computer is a part of the following security groups
-------------------------------------------------------
BUILTIN\Administrators
Everyone
BUILTIN\Pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access
BUILTIN\Users
Windows Authorization Access Group
NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK
NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users
This Organization
SERVER$
Domain Controllers
NT AUTHORITY\ENTERPRISE DOMAIN CONTROLLERS


USER SETTINGS
--------------
CN=Administrator,CN=Users,DC=bakerinvestment,DC=local
Last time Group Policy was applied: 7/17/2005 at 1:57:56 AM
Group Policy was applied from: server.bakerinvestment.local
Group Policy slow link threshold: 500 kbps
Domain Name: BAKERINVESTMENT
Domain Type: Windows 2000

Applied Group Policy Objects
-----------------------------
Default Domain Policy

The following GPOs were not applied because they were filtered out
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Local Group Policy
Filtering: Not Applied (Empty)

The user is a part of the following security groups
---------------------------------------------------
Domain Users
Everyone
BUILTIN\Administrators
BUILTIN\Users
BUILTIN\Pre-Windows 2000 Compatible Access
NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE
NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users
This Organization
LOCAL
Enterprise Admins
Schema Admins
Group Policy Creator Owners
Domain Admins

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.SERVER>

 

[beansbaxter]

Limited progress...

Went to the share the folder redirect was looking at, under permissions, I chose ever single user type and gave everyone/everything Full Permissions.

Upon reboot, the Administrator account on the server succesfully created a user profile on the server, went through it and the folder redirect works perfect. Now obviously, the Administrator is assigned to more than one group policy including Default Domain Users which is the solo default policy that a normal user is assigned to.

I created a user account, under this default solo Default Domain User, logged into it on the workstation, and it does not create the user profile on the server computer.

So on the workstation, under the User account that fails to connect, I goto Control Panel/Admin Tools/Event Viewer and am receiving errors associated with Event ID 1053 and 1054. Event ID 11728 goes through ok though.

This is getting frustrating!!!

 

[beansbaxter]

I took a user profile and added every and all the same user group policies that the Administrator has and it still wont work. But the Administrator will work...grrr

please advise?????