Microsoft KB Archive/814612

= Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) Utility Displays an Incorrect Redirected Folder Path =

Article ID: 814612

Article Last Modified on 2/28/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)

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SYMPTOMS
When you perform a Resultant Set of Policy (RSoP) query on a user account, the Redirected Path column in the RSoP MMC snap-in may display an incorrect path for the redirected folder.



CAUSE
This issue may occur when you perform the RSoP query on a user account that all the following conditions are true for:
 * You create a Group Policy object (GPO) linked to an organizational unit to redirect that user's My Pictures folder to one share, and either not redirect the user's My Documents folder or redirect it to another share.
 * You create a second GPO linked to that same organizational unit to redirect other users' My Documents folders to a different share.
 * You increase the priority of the second GPO over that of the first GPO (raise it higher in the list of GPOs for that organizational unit).

This configuration causes unexpected results for the redirection of the initial user's My Pictures folder. For example, it may return the My Pictures folder to the default location on the user's local computer, or it may move the My Pictures folder to the same share location as that of the user's My Documents folder. However, the RSoP results for that user do not display the correct location for the My Pictures folder.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
The Microsoft RSoP tool provides administrators with a powerful and flexible base-level tool to plan, monitor, and troubleshoot Group Policy. RSoP planning mode allows administrators to plan for how Group Policy changes will affect a targeted user or computer. Logging mode, which is available without Windows Server 2003, allows administrators to verify the policies currently in effect on a specific computer.

For additional information about how to use the RSoP feature, click Start, click Help and Support, and then type Resultant Set of Policy in the Search box.

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