Creating a Home Folder for Active Directory Users
Home Folders
A home folder is a private network location where users can store personal files. It is stored in a
shared folder on a network server. When you create the home folder on a network server, users
can access it from any computer on the network. Administrators can use this centralized
storage area to easily backup important network files. Users from any version of Windows can
access their home folders.
Creating a Home Folder for Active Directory Users:
Setup Folder Security:
1) Create a folder on the server - name it Home (this can be named anything, but you should
use a descriptive name). This folder should ideally be on a drive other than drive C: For
class purposes do not use drive C:.
2) Share the folder and change the default permissions
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Right-click folder
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Click ¡°Properties¡±
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Select the ¡°Sharing¡± Tab
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Check the ¡°Advanced Sharing¡± button
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Check the box near ¡°Share this folder¡±
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Click ¡°Permissions¡±
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Check the ¡°Allow¡± box near ¡°Full Control¡±
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Click ¡°OK¡± twice
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Select the ¡°Security¡± Tab
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Click the ¡°Advanced¡± button
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Click on the ¡°Disable Ineritance¡± button
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A dialogue box will appear ¨C select ¡°Remove all inherited permission from this
object¡± . You¡¯ll either see nothing remaining on the list OR the Administrators
group will be the only item listed. Follow the appropriate steps:
If the Administrators group remains,
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Click ¡°Ok¡± and then click ¡°Close¡± to exit the folder¡¯s property pages.
If No entries remain, follow these steps:
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While still at the advanced security settings folder, click on Add
Click on ¡°select a principal¡±
Type into the box: Administrators (make sure you use the group name,
not the user¡¯s name)
Click OK
Check off the box near ¡°full control¡±
OK twice
Close
The home folder share is now configured..
Configuring a User¡¯s Home Folder Property
These steps assume you¡¯re adding a home folder to an existing user. (Ideally you will have put
this value in a template object and it would automatically be copied when using the template to
create a new user.)
1) Open Active Directory Users and Computers and select the user(s) that need to have a home
directory.
2) View the properties of the user(s)
3) Select the Profile tab.
4) Select the radio button near connect
5) Select a drive letter for the home directories. (When the user logins in, this is the drive letter
that will ¡®point¡¯ to his/her home folder. You should choose a letter that you know won¡¯t be
used by the user¡¯s local machine ¨C the N drive is becoming a popular choice.)
6)
Type the UNC path to the home folder in the ¡°to¡¯ text box area
\\servername\sharename\%username%
For example, if my server name is Server2016 and my share name is home,
then I¡¯d type \\Server2016\home\%username%
If your share name includes spaces, enclose the path in quotes.
7) Select 'OK' to exit the user¡¯s properties. Check the contents of the shared folder; a folder
that matches the user¡¯s name should exist in this folder.
If an error occurs when you OK out of this screen, chances are the directory didn¡¯t get
created. Check the shared folder to see if the folder was created and check your UNC path
and make sure you¡¯ve entered it correctly.
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