hi guys
i want to redirect all students application data folder to there home folder under a folder called my settings.
in the config for the application redirection what Environment variables do i need to put in?
many thanks
mark
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hi guys
i want to redirect all students application data folder to there home folder under a folder called my settings.
in the config for the application redirection what Environment variables do i need to put in?
many thanks
mark
It'll be in the format:-
\\servername\sharename\folder\%username%
This will create a folder for each user with their user name as the folder name.
Was this what was being sought?Quote:
Originally Posted by OverWorked
I read it as creating an AppData called My Setting for each user. I think this might be possible under 2008 but I haven't played with it yet.
ok cheers, so if i already have the home folders created already the %username% variable will just much up to the home folder already there.
e.g
\\srv-files1\student-home$\%username%\My Settings
would that work?
@ful56_uk,
Just to clarify are you using Server 2003 or Server 2008?
2008 server xp clients
There are three or four options on how to handle a basic folder redirect.
One is to a common folder for all users (think \\server\share\allusersappdata\)
and another is to create a sub folder for each user. If you select this option the %username% folders are created automatically.
So the format would be -
\\server\share\rootappdatafolder
this is what you put in the redirect box. But each users individual app data would be in
\\server\share\rootappdatafolder\%username%\appdat a\
EDIT:
I think you'll only needQuote:
e.g
\\srv-files1\student-home$\%username%\My Settings
would that work?
\\srv-files1\student-home$\
so long as you choose basic redirect and individual folders.
excellent cheers, so is not better to redirect the app data folder to there home folder?
In that case I think it should be possible.
I have a GPO creating folders for students at logon under 2008. However it is not the AppData folder and it the AppData folder is not being renamed as 'My Settings'
If I get time I will look into it tomorrow [not saying that another Edugeeker won't come up with another answer!]
sorry may be i havent been clear, i dont want to rename the app data folder i want to store it under a user home dir under a folder called my settings, this is also were i got there favorites pointing to as well
I'd guess that if your home folders are
\\svr-files1\student-home$\%username%
then using
basic folder redirection with individual folders set to
\\svr-files1\student-home$\
would get individual app folder thus
\\svr-files1\student-home$\%username%\appdata
I'm afraid I don't know how you would move it to
\\svr-files1\student-home$\%username%\my settings\appdata
If you already have the path you have used for Favorites, can you not use the same one for their Appdata?
tmcd35 - isn't it "Redirect everyone's to the same destination" ? Sorry not sure of exact wording. I have mine set much the same except they are not in the student's home folder. Also I'm guessing the the "my settings" might confuse the issue since there is a space in the name. 2008 doesn't like spaces I have found.
spaces, hhhmmm well i did try the favorites path that has spaces in it, ill try tomorrow with a new folder called settings and see if it takes it.
AFAIR (I'm at home and not in front of my server setting ;) ) their are three or four options on a pull down list for basic folder redirections.Quote:
Originally Posted by leco
one is "Redirect everyone's to the same destination" - and I'm pretty sure that is 1 single appdata folder which everyone shares.
and another is some wording on "individual folders" - which is the same as above but creates individual appdata folders for each user within the given path.
As for server 08 not liking spaces - have you tried encasing the path in quotes -
"\\server\share$\my path"
Yep your recollection is correct there is a drop down. However, you can put in a path of your own choosing with Redirect everyone's ... putting in %username% type variables. Not tried putting the whole path inside quotes, might do so in future. I resorted to using single words for mine. Thanks for the suggestion.