[gptalk] Re: Moving Server for Redirected Folders

Right. So it might have to be a Startup Script. 

 

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From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Nelson, Jamie R Contr 72 CS/SCBAF
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 11:05 AM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Re: Moving Server for Redirected Folders

 

Actually, I just realized that the last component in the UNC path is
different ('mydocs' vs. 'documents'), so altering the DNS record wouldn't
work unless you change the redirected path in GPO2  to
\\server2\home\%username%\mydocs
<file:///\\server2\home\%25username%25\mydocs> .

 

I don't think you could use a logon script either, because Folder
Redirection usually occurs before Script policy is processed.

 

Regards,

Jamie Nelson

 

From: Nelson, Jamie R Contr 72 CS/SCBAF 
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 12:51 PM
To: 'gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: RE: [gptalk] Moving Server for Redirected Folders

 

Change the DNS entry for server1 to point to server2's IP. A little DNS
trickery will usually work in cases like this.

 

Regards,

Jamie Nelson

 

From: gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gptalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of EIS Lists
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 12:46 PM
To: gptalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gptalk] Moving Server for Redirected Folders

 

Hello

I am trying to move redirected My Documents to a new server with as little
impact on users as possible. Some of the files in the redirected folder have
been made available offline by the users. 

 

Currently, My Docs points to \\server1\home\%username%\mydocs
<file:///\\server1\home\%25username%25\mydocs>  . I have defined a new GPO
that points to \\server2\home\%usersname%\documents
<file:///\\server2\home\%25usersname%25\documents> . Some of the My
Documents folders have several gigs of data. I realize that simply disabling
GPO1 on Friday and enable GPO2 on Monday will move the data. My concern is
that the network will get really bogged down. I would like to do the move
manually over the weekend. The problem seems to be that files that have been
added to or modified in the Offline Files cache get placed back in the
server1 location. 

 

I can change that path using csccmd.exe. However, once the sync happens at
login, it is too late. The files have already been placed back on server1.
Can I run this as a Startup Script instead? Or is there a way to delay the
syn until I have run that csccmd script? (The latter would be better since I
could use the %username% variable.)

 

Any thoughts on this much appreciated.

 

Thanks.

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