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We have a single Windows 2000 server, fully service packed and
security patched.
Recently, we had an employee leave and rehired a replacement.
The XPPro (also fully SP'd and patched) workstation logs in to our
domain and runs a script mapping three shared folders on the server.
The "My Documents" folder is on the server, and set to make available
offline on the workstation.
I changed the users' login name on the server using Active Directory's
'rename' feature, I changed the user's private folder using 'Rename'
as well. I reset the user's private folder security privilieges to the
renamed user name.
But when I went to the XP workstation to login, although I could login
as the renamed user on the domain, not only was I not able to access
the renamed user private folder, but the OLD user private folder
appeared. Also, I could not access either of the two other globally
(group Everyone) shared folders.
I restored workstation functionality by renaming to the old user's
name in Active Directory and the private folder.
Then I tried to create a new user (rather than rename), move the
documents to the new user private folder, and then deleted the old
user and old user private folder. I was able to login ONCE and
successfully access everything on the server properly. BUT the next
time I went to login, it could find none of the new user's shared
folders, and instead showed only the OLD user private folder (which I
had deleted on the server).
As of now, I've changed everything back to the old user so my new
employee can work.
What did I do wrong? And how do I do this correctly in the future?
Thanks in advance,
--EdB
security patched.
Recently, we had an employee leave and rehired a replacement.
The XPPro (also fully SP'd and patched) workstation logs in to our
domain and runs a script mapping three shared folders on the server.
The "My Documents" folder is on the server, and set to make available
offline on the workstation.
I changed the users' login name on the server using Active Directory's
'rename' feature, I changed the user's private folder using 'Rename'
as well. I reset the user's private folder security privilieges to the
renamed user name.
But when I went to the XP workstation to login, although I could login
as the renamed user on the domain, not only was I not able to access
the renamed user private folder, but the OLD user private folder
appeared. Also, I could not access either of the two other globally
(group Everyone) shared folders.
I restored workstation functionality by renaming to the old user's
name in Active Directory and the private folder.
Then I tried to create a new user (rather than rename), move the
documents to the new user private folder, and then deleted the old
user and old user private folder. I was able to login ONCE and
successfully access everything on the server properly. BUT the next
time I went to login, it could find none of the new user's shared
folders, and instead showed only the OLD user private folder (which I
had deleted on the server).
As of now, I've changed everything back to the old user so my new
employee can work.
What did I do wrong? And how do I do this correctly in the future?
Thanks in advance,
--EdB