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

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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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