Assign a home folder to a local user

To assign a home folder to a local user:

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.
2. In the console tree, click Users in Local Users and Groups.
3. Click the user account.
4. Click the Action menu, and then click Properties.
5. Click the Profile tab, click Connect, and then specify a drive letter.
6. In the To box, type a path. This path can be any of the following types:
   Network path, for example:
   \\server\users\tester
   You can substitute username for the last subfolder in the path, for example:
   \\server\users\username
   Where server is the name of the file server housing the home folders, and where users is the shared folder.
7. Click OK.

Assign a home folder to a domain user

Note: To specify a network path for the home folder, you must first create the network share and set permissions that permit the user access. You can do this with Shared Folders in Computer Management on the server computer.

To assign a home folder to a domain user:

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers.
2. In the console tree, click Users.
3. In the Details pane, right-click the user account, and then click Properties.
4. In the Properties dialog box, click Profile.
5. Under the Home folder, type the folder information. To do this, follow these steps:
   To assign a home folder on a network server, click Connect, and then specify a drive letter.
   In the To box, type a path. This path can be any one of the following types:
   Network path, for example:
   \\server\users\tester
   You can substitute username for the last subfolder in the path, for example:
   \\server\users\username
   Note In these examples, server is the name of the file server housing the home folders, and users is the shared folder.
   Click OK.

Windows 2003 $ 2008 tips & tricks

Windows 2003 $ 2008 tips & tricks