GP to redirect "My documents" . Folder name change when another user login.

[Fleipete Apekatt]

I'm using group policy, user settings, to redirect "My documents" to
C:\My Dokuments.

Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2003 server SP1.

When the user is logged inn, the explorer shows it correct as C:\My
Dokumnets

When other users (where group policy is not applied) log into the same
computer, explorer shows the directory as C:\Documents (XXXX)
Where XXXX is the username of the user got the policy with redirected
"My Documents"

The problem starts if an administrator try to rename the "C:\Documents
(XXXX)" folder. After the the user wil not get "My documents"
redirected.


Any idea ?

 

[Gordon]

I'm using group policy, user settings, to redirect "My documents" to
C:\My Dokuments.

Windows XP SP2 and Windows 2003 server SP1.

When the user is logged inn, the explorer shows it correct as C:\My
Dokumnets

When other users (where group policy is not applied) log into the same
computer, explorer shows the directory as C:\Documents (XXXX)
Where XXXX is the username of the user got the policy with redirected
"My Documents"

The problem starts if an administrator try to rename the "C:\Documents
(XXXX)" folder. After the the user wil not get "My documents"
redirected.


Any idea ?

Do I understand correctly that you want ALL users to use the "C:\My
Documents" folder or do you want one user ONLY to use that folder and all
the other users to use their own default "My Documents" folders?

 

[Fleipete Apekatt]

Do I understand correctly that you want ALL users to use the "C:\My
Documents" folder or do you want one user ONLY to use that folder and all
the other users to use their own default "My Documents" folders?

It is OK if all users use the "C:\My Documents"

The problem is that other users, (for instance administrators) see the
folder with another name. And if some of them is trying to rename the
folder back to C:\My Documents something gets wrong. After that the
redirectin for the user is not working.

 

[Gordon]

It is OK if all users use the "C:\My Documents"

The problem is that other users, (for instance administrators) see the
folder with another name. And if some of them is trying to rename the
folder back to C:\My Documents something gets wrong. After that the
redirectin for the user is not working.

In that case, log into each user, right-click on the "My Documents" icon and
choose Move. Choose to move to C:\My Documents. Do this for each user and
they should all be looking at the same folder.

HTH