Folder Redirection/Logon Script

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Hi, I?ve recently installed windows 2003 Server enterprise edition (my first real server environment). Created a DC, and a login script for some AD users. The purpose of the login script is to map a few network drives and a printer. The script works fine.

The problem I?m facing is, if a new user who doesn't have a profile on the local pc to which they are loggin on to ( i.e in c:\documents and settings\username" .. the script doesn't get executed, but after the first logon and there after, it gets executed fine.

The same also applies to folder redirection, made a custom GPO, applied to an OU, which the users are under. The folder is not created on server, on users first initial logon. As usual on logons & there after, redirection works fine.

So what is the solution to get things working on first logon if no profile for the user exists? I would assume making some type of default profile on the server...and roaming profiles. Which I heard is a thing of the past....

Any tips tricks is appreciated

Thanks

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Lookup AD User creating -script side....

Create a script which will add the user to AD and create a folder for their profile in the directory where the profiles are.....It may take some time to develop but will be worth while as this will be a script where you enter the username, password and OU and it will create everything from there....

Thing is the script thing is MCSE/MCSA stuff.

Just an idea off the top of my head.

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With folder redirect the profile is only conpleted when the user logs off the first time.

I use the MS best practice of two folders, Profile$ and Data$. Profile$ holds the profile and Data$ holds the data. When the user first logs on only the profile is created. When the user logs off then the data is created.

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