Redircted Folders intermittent problems

[Jims]

Our desktop and start menu folder redirection fails intermittently. We are
not experiencing any networking disruptions and share/folder permissions
have not changed. We use generic domain user accounts to autologin into
kiosk XP PCs and the desktop and start menu is redirected to a network
share. Sometimes (I believe after a reboot usually) the PC logs in but the
desktop icons are missing and there is an error message indicating the
desktop network share is inaccessible. If I acknowledge the error and press
F5 to refresh the desktop, all the desktop icons return correctly. There
are userenv 1085 folder redirection errors in the application event log. My
theory is the problem is caused because windows is trying to access the
network folders too quickly - before the generic account is authenticated.
Is there a way to add a pause after a login and before the desktop
redirection? Has anyone seen this?
Thanks,
Jim

 

[Jerold Schulman]

Our desktop and start menu folder redirection fails intermittently. We are
not experiencing any networking disruptions and share/folder permissions
have not changed. We use generic domain user accounts to autologin into
kiosk XP PCs and the desktop and start menu is redirected to a network
share. Sometimes (I believe after a reboot usually) the PC logs in but the
desktop icons are missing and there is an error message indicating the
desktop network share is inaccessible. If I acknowledge the error and press
F5 to refresh the desktop, all the desktop icons return correctly. There
are userenv 1085 folder redirection errors in the application event log. My
theory is the problem is caused because windows is trying to access the
network folders too quickly - before the generic account is authenticated.
Is there a way to add a pause after a login and before the desktop
redirection? Has anyone seen this?
Thanks,
Jim

Implement:
Computer Configuration\Adminstrative Templates\System\Logon

Run logon scripts synchronously
Run legacy logon scripts hidden

See tip 4133 » The 'Run logon scripts synchronously' policy does NOT work in Windows XP?
in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com

If you don't already have a logon script, see tip 6128 » Overview of Logon, Logoff, Startup, and Shutdown scripts in Windows 2000.

In your logon script, delay 5 seconds:

@ping -n 6 127.0.0.1>Nul

See tip 4630 » An alternative to the Sleep command.




Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
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