Folder redirection to a new server

[Wubbalubbadub]

Evening all,

 

I want to move the staff files to a new server. with this scenario

 

Users documents folders are re-directed to:

Server A: Currently a DC Hosting a seperate staff drive (D)

 

 

I want to move staff to:

 

Seperate file server on virtual host: (Server B)

 

Now i know about robo copy and permissions ect... However no matter how I change the group policy for folder redirection it just seems to get the client to stick on "applying folder redirection policy" rather than realising there files are already on the new server??

 

Does this make sense to everyone?

 

Am I doing something wrong?

 

Thanks in advance for help.

 

Matt

[burgemaster]

Hi Matt,

Have you got your ntfs permissions on the top level folder and your home share setup correctly?

 

Looks outdated but I think the permissions are how we have ours set:

http://blog.luxem.org/2010/07/how-to-setup-home-directories-on.html?m=1

[Wubbalubbadub]

Hi Matt,

Have you got your ntfs permissions on the top level folder and your home share setup correctly?

 

Looks outdated but I think the permissions are how we have ours set:

Agile IT by Doug Luxem: How To Setup Home Directories on a Windows File Server

 

After checking it would appear not... Sorry could of sworn i checked. Thanks for your prompt reply and help!

[mikkydoos]

Your error log will tell u if the perms aren't right.

[Wubbalubbadub]

Ok now i have a second question.

 

Yes i have setup the new server correctly and if i map the users to it it works. However it sits on "applying folder redirection policy" for ages as it copies the files from one server to another. Anyway to either;

 

A) get it to do the folder redirection policy in the background so i can just change the policy and it syncs there documents up to the server in the background.

B) Get it to realise the users folders are already there.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

[Wubbalubbadub]

Anyone ?

[jenking]

Id personally Start again with permissions, therefore doing a basic robocopy to your new server. Recreate the shares using the rmtshare.exe and last off add your user permissions using xcacls.exe - both are Microsoft tools. You need to create a .csv to do this you need to output your directory foldernames to a .txt via cmd. I can send you some more info if required.

[jenking]

Just re-read your question!! Within AD what do you set under your users profile tab .... Home folder?

[Wubbalubbadub]

Just re-read your question!! Within AD what do you set under your users profile tab .... Home folder?

 

Nothing because group policy does the folder redirection

[Wubbalubbadub]

Well in the end we're just doing a phased approach. We're moving people in a phased approach. Pain in the a** but there we go.

 

Thanks for help all

[Sanchez]

If I'm reading this correctly you have copied all the files to the new server with robocopy but when users first logon it is moving the files again. There is an option on the folder redirection policy for 'move documents to new location' ( or something similar) that you can uncheck if you don't want the files moved at logon.

[Wubbalubbadub]

If I'm reading this correctly you have copied all the files to the new server with robocopy but when users first logon it is moving the files again. There is an option on the folder redirection policy for 'move documents to new location' ( or something similar) that you can uncheck if you don't want the files moved at logon.

 

That's the one! You beauty!

[Wubbalubbadub]

Moving on from this... Now I have come across a new issue. We have decided to go with the route of phasing people over through the group policy.

 

So now the issue stands that when the user logs into there machine, it keeps the older server, but as soon as i log them into a new machine it has the new server... what would cause that?

[Wubbalubbadub]

Turns out i had to run this command;

 

gpupdate /Target:User /Force /Logoff

 

Sorted it out.

[sniffingmoose]

I have been having a problem with this too, even though I have got a contracter to install a new server. I am moving the Curriculum network from server 2003 to Server 2012. However when I turned the shares off on the old server, all hell broke loose. 20 users lost their desktop and access to common folders. I had to turn back on a share callled icons on the old server so they could get their desktop icons back.!

 

God knows why some user accounts are still hooking into the old server. Yes robocopy was used to copy all files over and replication was used for user accounts, dhcp scope etc. What I did learn was demoting an old server does not turn the shares off for that server. The contractor is investigating the issue so I will let you know what I find out.

[Wubbalubbadub]

I have been having a problem with this too, even though I have got a contracter to install a new server. I am moving the Curriculum network from server 2003 to Server 2012. However when I turned the shares off on the old server, all hell broke loose. 20 users lost their desktop and access to common folders. I had to turn back on a share callled icons on the old server so they could get their desktop icons back.!

 

God knows why some user accounts are still hooking into the old server. Yes robocopy was used to copy all files over and replication was used for user accounts, dhcp scope etc. What I did learn was demoting an old server does not turn the shares off for that server. The contractor is investigating the issue so I will let you know what I find out.

 

Have you tried the command in my above post?

[harriuk]

Going off memory here but if you have copied the files already using robocopy you can tell the gpo to not move files from source to destination - going from memory so not sure exactly what the wording is, but it's there in the options.

[harriuk]

^^^^^ already dealt with by Sanchez.. my bad!