Professor Frink Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 For all of my users, I use Active Directory to map their home folders, under the "Profile" tab in the user's properties. But every once in a while the folder doesn't map correctly.The local file path to the home folders as they reside on the server looks like this:C:\Data\Home\username(The "Home" folder is set as shared, and each username has their own folder).Let's say the username is jsmith. The path to their H: drive would look like this in their Active Directory properties, under the Profile tab:\\server name\home\jsmithEvery once in a while, when a user logs on, their H: drive doesn't map correctly. But oddly enough, whatever the problem is, it's not simply causing the H: drive to not connect -- it drops down one folder. So whenever this happens, his H: drive would show up like this:\\server name\homeSo whenever this happens, the user's H: drive is showing all of the other users' folders (w/o access, of course, due to security settings). Usually a reboot of the PC will fix the problem, but what causes it in the first place? A few FYI's:The data servers are 2003, SP1I can't use logon scripts, so this is how I have to map everyone's home folderI don't control the DNS servers or Domain Controllers, I'm just one piece of a much larger org. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Honestly, without a network trace showing if the client actually requested \\server\home\user instead of \\server\home, it'd be hard to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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