Home Drive location unavailable, Folder Redirection fails

[adamf]

We are starting to see a problem with selected students where their home drive will map but the location is unavailable. The exact error reported in Windows is: U:\ refers to a location that is unavailable... As a result of this folder redirection also fails with the following logged in eventvwr:

 

 

Log Name: System

Source: Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy

Date: 28/09/2012 09:08:11

Event ID: 1085

Task Category: None

Level: Warning

Keywords:

User: CURRICULUM\ey12test2

Computer: RM137-16.curriculum.riddlesdown.local

Description:

Windows failed to apply the Folder Redirection settings. Folder Redirection settings might have its own log file. Please click on the "More information" link.

Event Xml:

1085

0

3

0

1

0x8000000000000000

8944

System

RM137-16.curriculum.riddlesdown.local

1

3961

1

6802

1003

Cannot complete this function.

\\RC-CURDC-01.curriculum.riddlesdown.local

Folder Redirection

{25537BA6-77A8-11D2-9B6C-0000F8080861}

 

It's only happening for selected students, doesn't appear to be machine specific, but once it happens it seems no other user can log on to that machine and access their documents. I've created 2 brand new test accounts, tried to log onto an affected machine for the first time and instantly have the same problem.

 

Permissions are correct for the affected users, we know this because they are able to log on to other machines and access their documents without a problem.

 

Something seems to trigger the problem and then the only way the machine is useable again is if we re-image it.

 

Profiles are all local, deleting the local profiles of affected users doesn't make a difference.

 

Anybody have any ideas?

[simpsonj]

Try this:

 

log on as a local admin

regedit

HKEY_Local_Machine

Software

Microsoft

Windows NT

CurrentVersion

ProfileList

 

Then delete the folders named s-1-5-21, be careful not to wipe the local admin account reg entry.

 

Try logging in with a student and seeing if that works.

[adamf]

After deleting all the profiles on the machine, no S-1-5-21 folders existed other than the administrator. Logging back in produces the same problem.

[BJG]

Try the patch at the end of this thread...

 

http://www.edugeek.net/forums/windows-7/97140-windows-7-location-not-available-logon.html