• Step By Step How To Configure Folder Redirection In Windows Server 2016

The first decision you’ll need to make is on the share name. My preference is typically to use “Users” since we’ll be redirecting user folders. As an added step, you can make this a hidden share (by adding a $ to the end of the share name) if you think that is necessary for your file server. It is fairly easy for users to discover where their folders are being redirected.

Personally, I’m not a big fan of hiding shares unless they are being used in DFS or there is another good reason to hide them; but, that is typically a personal (or organizational) preference.Starting with the Sharing tab, you’ll want to share the folder by clicking the Advanced Sharing button. Click the “Share this folder” checkbox and the share name should fill in automatically. Caching should default to “Only the files and programs that users specify are available offline.” Click the Permissions tab. In Permissions, you can probably check the Full Control checkbox and OK, but make sure that works for your environment. If you provision Guest accounts or have users that don’t need access to the Folder Redirection share, consider limiting the share to Domain Users or smaller groups of users.Share permissionsThe easiest method for provisioning new folders for users is to allow the logon process to create all of the folders automatically as they are redirected to the file server. To do this, you’ll need to set the file permissions so that users can create folders, but not access the folders of other users.

This can all be done in the GUI, but I prefer using the icacls.exe utility to set the file permissions for something like this so I can be sure I don’t miss something. Here are the commands you’ll need: icacls. Exe C: Shares Users / inheritance: dThis removes inheritance on the folder and copies the existing permissions. We want to do this for two reasons: first off, any permission changes to the volume or top-level folder will propagate down to your shared folder which we don’t want.

Second, the default file permissions will give “Users” access to read everything in the folder we don’t want that either. Exe C: Shares Users / remove: g UsersRemove “Users” access to the folder so that users can’t get nosey and go through other users’ files.

Exe C: Shares Users / grant Everyone: ( x, ra, ad ). Give “Everyone” execute/traverse (x), read attributes (ra), and append data/add subdirectory (ad). After running the command, your permissions should look like this:. Administrators (Full Control) – This folder, sub-folders, and files. SYSTEM (Full Control) – This folder, sub-folders, and files. CREATOR OWNER (Full Control) – Sub-folders, and files.

Everyone (Special – Traverse Folder/Execute File, Read Attributes, Create Folders/Append Data) – This folder onlyFile permissionsIn my next post I will discuss. Thanks for the reply Kyle.Just want to ask for some of your opinion about this scenario.

Let's say a shared folder called 'FolderRedirect' have been created and already contained bunch of users document redirection data. However, if checked up, the permission is somehow screw up and not follow to the correct permission.If lets say 'FolderRedirect' is configured back according to the correct permission, will it affect users access on their document's data? Or it can be assumed to be working fine since it followed the correct settings? Perhaps you have experienced this kind of problem before in dealing with the client. Really appreciate your help.

If this is a production server customers are actually using, I would try to duplicate the setup in a test environment with test user accounts first. I don't ever make changes like that in production. Especially for something like a user's redirected folders because you can potentially lock someone our of their files.

You can use icacls to backup (and restore) permissions. I would just make sure to test it first, make yourself detailed instructions, and then make the change during a planned maintenance window in production. Just glancing at it, I'm not seeing anything obvious.

But, it looks like you're using a non-English version of Windows. So I'm not totally sure what a few of those groups are and I could be missing something. These instructions are based of a new setup with the default drive permissions in place. If you altered the permissions on the root of your E: drive, that could be your problem. Also check the permissions on your share to see that your users have Full Control on the share.When you say they can't create folders.

How are they trying to create folders? You should be letting the Folder Redirection process create the folders, not the end user. End users will receive an access denied message if they try to enter the folder. However, they should be able to create folders from a command prompt.

After setting up your domain and adding or importing users from an existing domain, then one of the very next things you’re likely to do as an administrator of Windows Server Essentials 2016 is to setup your shared folders and permissions. Prior to this step, I also recommend enabling the integration to.We are going to walk through a number of items related to managing server folders:. Add Security Groups (recommended). Moving Server Folders (recommended). Enable Group Policy / Folder Redirection (optional). Enable BranchCache (optional).

Step By Step How To Configure Folder Redirection In Windows Server 2016

Add new Server Folders (optional)The Dashboard provides some interesting tools for managing shared resources, and they are fairly straightforward to use. Add Security Groups (recommended)Before you begin administration of your folders, make sure you’ve got some security groups defined. Go to Users, select User Groups and then Add a new group.Name your group and give it a description.Follow the rest of the prompts–you can choose to include this security group in the cloud as well.Choose which users to include.Go ahead and finish your way through the wizard. Move your Server Folders (recommended)Before you get too far, you will probably want to move your server folders from the default location (C:ServerFolders). In my example, I moved them to another volume, E.From the Dashboard, go to Storage, and then Server Folders, select a folder and click “ Move the folder” from the right.Click Next to get started, and choose your new location from the list of presented alternatives.

In this case I chose the option for my E: volume.Go ahead and finish the wizard. Enable Folder Redirection (optional)You may want to redirect common user folders such as Documents and Favorites to the Server Folders, so they can be included in Backup. © ITProMentor.com. All Rights Reserved. Disclaimer: You are 100% responsible for your own IT Infrastructure, applications, services and documentation. ITProMentor.com owners, authors and contributors assume no liability or responsibility for your work. Please independently confirm anything you read on this blog before executing any changes or implementing new products or services in your own environment.

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