How to change default User Folder Creation in Windows Server 2008

[jacquesvdm]

Hi,

I am very new to Windows Server 2008, I have installed windows small business server 2008 Standard for my company.

This is my problem:

The server has 2 drives connected.

Windows is installed on drive C:
Data Drive is drive D:

I need to change the default folder creation for new Users to the D:\ Drive instead of the C:\ Drive.

Every time a new user is created their account folder is created in c:\Users\Shares\Username

I need to change this to
D:\Users\Shares\Username

Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[RSchwarz]

First off welcome to the site.

You can use the server manager, user manager to change the settings.

 

[jacquesvdm]

thanks, i would like this to be done automatically instead of doing it manually for each and every user. At the moment windows creates the users directory in a default location c:\Users\Shares

I would like to change that default location so that on user creation it will be done automatically in the new Location which would be my D:\ Drive

 

[RSchwarz]

By using the user manager you can set the default user dir. Whne new users are created on the box they will have the dir created to the path you set.

 

[jacquesvdm]

The only user management that i can find on the small business server is under the active directory tabs in server manager? and in my domain I go to My Users Directory and there I can see all my users. When going to the users properties I can only set individual settings?

Am i missing something somewhere?

 

[jacquesvdm]

Thanks anyway,

here is the answer:

Moving Data on Windows Small Business Server 2008

Moving Data on Windows Small Business Server 2008


And more specifically:

Move the Users Shared Data

Move the Users Shared Data

 

[RSchwarz]

Thanks for posting the links to the answers.

 

[toddbailey]

Hate to Steal the thread but I am having same problem but with Windows Server 2008 R2 enterprise.

I think the answer lies in some sort of group policy editor, but it's lost in the mess .

Any ideas how to set the default user's folder to a different drive?

 

[mmthomas]

Hate to Steal the thread but I am having same problem but with Windows Server 2008 R2 enterprise.

I think the answer lies in some sort of group policy editor, but it's lost in the mess .

I'm not sure why the difference, but it doesn't appear to be supported for 2008 NON-SBS versions. It appears to be possible, but that link lays out some pretty strong reasons for not doing it -- like not being able to apply any updates.