We don't redirect the entire profile (so no roaming profiles), but we do set the home folder to be a share on a server.
The problem is not the redirection, it's when the target for that particular user changes (i.e., when it moves to a different server in a different physical site).. On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 8:43 AM, Kennedy, Jim <[email protected]> wrote: > We don't use Home folders with our DFS. I just redirect everything via GPP's. > Should be a pretty easy migration for you to go that way. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Michael Leone > Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2015 12:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NTSysADM] Using DFS for user home folders > > Here's my current situation - my users all get assigned 1 of 4 file > servers, as their home profile (depends on what department they work > for, and which server is closest). Then Group Policy initiates a > folder redirection of "My Documents" and "Desktop". Additionally, the > GPO turns on Offline files (pointing at the same server).. > > Here's the problem - I have a lot of users who end up being > transferred around, and hence at some point, we have to move thir > files from server A to server B; change their group membership so now > a GPO which redirects to server B; and we have to clear the offline > folders cache on the old workstation, else it continues to point at > server A, and files never sync properly. > > This is aggravating, to say the least. > > We thought of using DFS (set up a new namespace, adding these 4 file > servers to it; change all the users to use the DFS namespace to store > their home profile (and moving all the files there). That way, I never > have to move files, I need less GPOs, I don't have the offline files > headache, etc. > > Problem is, using DFS for home folders is officially not supported by MS ... > > So what are others doing in this situation? There must be others with > such issues of having to move user folders, etc. > > I could make 1 central file server for all home profiles, but if there > are ever any network hiccups, then you can't reach your files. (so I'd > still need offline files). > > We looked at AppSense, and while it can alleviate some of the issues, > it can't fix all of them. > >
