CREATING HOME FOLDER
WHAT IT IS ?
Home folder is the centralized location for the user files or data.
Home folder makes it easier for an administrator to back up user files by collecting all users files in one location.
Whenever the user logs on to any computer in a domain, Home folder will be available in the form of Network drive or Network Location.
Home folder makes it easier for an administrator to back up user files by collecting all users files in one location.
Whenever the user logs on to any computer in a domain, Home folder will be available in the form of Network drive or Network Location.
CONFIGURING HOME FOLDER
- Login as domain administrator in DC.
- Create a new shared folder in any drive with name HOME and share it with everyone with read\write permission. Ensure the drive is formatted with NTFS File System.
- In Active Directory User and Computers, open the properties of U1 users and click on Profile tab.
- In Home Folder, select Connect and select any drive letter and enter the UNC path (\\SYS1\HOME\U1)
VERIFICATION
Login with U1 account in any client machine.
Open My Computer and you will see a new network drive with Z$ and try creating some folders and files and logoff.
Try the same the next time on some other machines and you will see the same network drive and the files and folders which you have had saved it in your previous system.
Open My Computer and you will see a new network drive with Z$ and try creating some folders and files and logoff.
Try the same the next time on some other machines and you will see the same network drive and the files and folders which you have had saved it in your previous system.
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