Why won't Folder Redirection Policy Run?

Why do I persist? Why don't I just have Dell send me a XP CD? One of the few
problems we have with Roaming Profiles - is the amount of time Logon can
take - and as I read Folder Redirection is suppose to fix that, so to
continue...

Reading/learning a lot - since FD should work with XP and a 2003 Domain I
figured I'd create a new domain user (with a roaming profile and as a admin
on the client XP machine) to watch things happen on XP.

Logon's OK - roaming profile created on server share OK - no Documents
folder created on the document share, WTF!

First was to try to enable the FD log using "FdeployDebugLevel" debug
switch - no log written!

Next the "gpresult" and "gpupdate" utilities (and the Group Policy Result
Wizard in GPMC.MSC) - neither contains any indication that the Folder
Redirection Policy is being run (only the Default Domain Policy runs).
Expect that my FD policy should show up in these results - it's DOES NOT
(yes it's enabled in GPMC).

Also looked at userenv.log - nothing significant there (CleanupUserProfile
message and GetExclusionList 'no find' message).

Can anybody suggest why my Folder Redirection Policy isn't running? Will
send/post logs if of use, just ask.

Thanks,
Andre

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"andre" <not@avail.net> wrote in message
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>I can't seem to get my Folder Redirection Policy to work in a small network
> of XP and Vista PC's (Win2003 Domain Controller). We use Roaming Profiles
> in
> the domain. I'm expecting to see the same files in XP's My Documents as in
> Vista's Document for the user - but do not.
>
> {Intro: I'm a developer who has managed to maintain this setup (first
> using
> NT4) more by luck, I'm sure, then "best practices" - experienced but far
> from being an expert}
>
> -This is my first attempt at adding a Vista (Business edition) PC into the
> Domain (with three XP machines).
> - I have read and re-read and . the Microsoft "Managing Roaming User Data
> Deployment Guide" document. Set things up using "Scenario 3: Windows Vista
> and Windows XP Roaming User Profile Interoperability"
> - The ".v2" profiles are on the server (created by the system). Documents
> is
> empty.
> - Profile is being loaded by the Vista machine (since I no longer get the
> "Error loading profile - using a temporary profile" message and files are
> being saved to the server)
> - Nothing I have done so far affects the XP machines (tg)
> - Don't see any event logs entries on client or server that seem to relate
>
> Under XP I had redirected My Documents by going to its properties and
> changing the location to be a share on the server (of form:
> \\server\documents\%username%\). Do not expect to have to do this in Vista
> (right?) with folder redirection.
>
> Created a policy object that appears to be set (see attached "Group Policy
> Manager" screen shot) OK. But when I log on - the XP's machine see the
> same
> files but the Vista one does not.
>
> Just to keep this simple, I'm focusing on Documents - other redirections
> do
> not work either. Figure if I can get one, then the rest will be a piece of
> cake.
>
> Thanks for any assistance. Andre
>
> Email encode:
> STX
> -you know what goes here-
> Penn-street
> - you know what goes here -
> com
>
>
>
>
>
>

Andre,

Make sure you have the right ownership and rights on the folders on the
file server. See also...
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/art...rver-2003.html


andre wrote:

> Why do I persist? Why don't I just have Dell send me a XP CD? One of the few
> problems we have with Roaming Profiles - is the amount of time Logon can
> take - and as I read Folder Redirection is suppose to fix that, so to
> continue...
>
> Reading/learning a lot - since FD should work with XP and a 2003 Domain I
> figured I'd create a new domain user (with a roaming profile and as a admin
> on the client XP machine) to watch things happen on XP.
>
> Logon's OK - roaming profile created on server share OK - no Documents
> folder created on the document share, WTF!
>
> First was to try to enable the FD log using "FdeployDebugLevel" debug
> switch - no log written!
>
> Next the "gpresult" and "gpupdate" utilities (and the Group Policy Result
> Wizard in GPMC.MSC) - neither contains any indication that the Folder
> Redirection Policy is being run (only the Default Domain Policy runs).
> Expect that my FD policy should show up in these results - it's DOES NOT
> (yes it's enabled in GPMC).
>
> Also looked at userenv.log - nothing significant there (CleanupUserProfile
> message and GetExclusionList 'no find' message).
>
> Can anybody suggest why my Folder Redirection Policy isn't running? Will
> send/post logs if of use, just ask.
>
> Thanks,
> Andre
>
> Email encode:
> STX
> -you know what goes here-
> Penn-street
> - you know what goes here -
> com
>
>
>
>
> "andre" <not@avail.net> wrote in message
> news:uumif8zSIHA.4280@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

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