I'm experimenting with folder redirection for the first time and some things are going on that I don't understand. I'd appreciate it if you let me know if what I'm experiencing is normal or explain what I might be doing wrong.
I created a policy to redirect the desktop to a DFS share. I linked that policy to an OU and put a test user "Fred" into that OU. The exact policy that was modified was User Configuration\Windows Settings\Folder Redirection\Desktop. The policy was created from a Vista machine and my AD is Server 2003 native mode. Fred logs on to either a Vista machine or an XP machine and the desktop is redirected as expected. Now, here's the part I don't understand. On a Windows XP machine that Fred has logged on to ... When any user (Joe, for example) logs on off the XP machine it says it's synchronizing folders. Why does it say it's synchronizing when Joe's files shouldn't be synchronized? I checked with resultant set of policy for Joe and Joe's isn't getting the policy for redirection. Furthermore, Joe doesn't get his desktop redirected to the DFS Share. When Joe logs off, does it synchronize Fred's files even though Fred wasn't logged on? It's a "User Configuration" policy. My expectation is that it would only synchronize when Fred logs off. Is that not the way it works? On a Windows Vista machine that Fred has logged on to ... (This may be a different issue unrelated to the folder redirection GPO.) When Fred or Joe log onto a Vista machine, the Synchronization Center icon appears in the system tray. If anyone else logs on, the Sync Center doesn't show up in the system tray. This seems even more odd than the way it works with XP - at least there it was consistent and showed "synchronization symptoms" for everyone. It would make more sense if the Sync Center just showed up for Fred or if it showed up for everyone. For Fred and Joe the Sync Center lists the offline folder as share(\\aec.ucdavis.edu). The actual place where user desktops are being redirected to is \\aec.ucdavis.edu\share\userfolders. So, why does userfolders not show up as part of the path that Sync Center is synchronizing? Is that normal? Should the Sync Center icon be showing up for everyone or just for Fred or not at all? Thanks for any help you can provide. Curt Finley ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
