Article ID: 938862
Article Last Modified on 7/16/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
SYMPTOMS
On a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1)-based server in a wide area network (WAN) environment, the contents of a home folder may not roam with a user as expected. This issue may occur if the following conditions are true:
- The Windows Server 2003 SP1-based server is configured to let users connect remotely.
- You configure the Home folder setting in a user profile to connect to a local shared folder.
- You create a Group Policy object (GPO) to enable the TS User Home Directory setting.
- In the Location box in the GPO, you click On the Local machine.
- In the Home Dir Root Path box in the GPO, you type C:\Documents and Settings.
- You configure the user to use a roaming profile.
CAUSE
This issue may occur because of a naming-convention change in Windows Server 2003 SP1.
WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, create a file share on a file server. Then, create a GPO to change the path of the home folder for the user. To do this, follow these steps:
- Right-click the GPO, and then click Properties.
- Click Enabled.
- In the Location box., click On the Network.
- In the Home Dir Root Path box, type the path of the file share.
MORE INFORMATION
When you experience this issue, the user environmental settings may resemble the following:
- HOMEDRIVE=c:
HOMEPATH=\documents and settings\user.DOMAIN
Note To verify these user environmental settings, type set h at a command prompt, and then press ENTER.
- USERPROFILE=c:\documents and settings\user
Note To verify these user environmental settings, type set u at a command prompt, and then press ENTER.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about how to change the path of a user's home folder, visit the following Microsoft TechNet Web site:
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