Maintain user profiles - Deploy and configure folder redirection Flashcards
What is Folder Redirection?
A Group Policy setting used for configuring user profiles by redirecting individual folders to a new location.
What types of user profiles can Folder Redirection be used with?
Local or roaming user profiles.
What is a key benefit of using Folder Redirection?
Redirected folder content is available from any computer on the network without copying data locally.
Where can you configure Folder Redirection in Group Policy?
Policies\Windows Settings\Folder Redirection settings in the User Configuration part of Group Policy.
How many folders can be redirected in Windows user profiles?
13 folders.
List three folders that can be redirected using Folder Redirection.
- Desktop
- Start Menu
- Documents
What happens to redirected folders when Folder Redirection is no longer effective?
Options include leaving the content on the network location or moving it back to the original location.
What type of settings cannot be redirected with Folder Redirection?
Settings stored in Ntuser.dat.
True or False: Redirected folders are stored on local computers.
False.
What advantage does Folder Redirection provide in terms of data accessibility?
Data in redirected folders can be accessed from different computers even if a local hard drive fails.
What can administrators set on redirected folders to control user access?
Quotas and permissions.
What feature enables access to redirected folder content without network connectivity?
Offline Files.
Fill in the blank: Redirected folder content can be backed up _______.
centrally.
Yu need to configure folder redirection deployment, list the 8 main steps
Step 1 : On a client, verify that the location of the user’s Desktop and Documents folder is C:\Users\username.
Step 2 : Create a Group Policy that redirects the Documents folder for the user to a network folder
Step 3 : On the client, run gpupdate /force, and then sign out
Step 4 : Sign in to the client as a user that will be affected by the Group Policy.
Step 5 : Verify that the location of user’s Documents folder is now redirected to the network folder.
Step 6: For testing create a file and save it in the Documents folder. Verify that the network folder is no longer empty and that it has a sub-folder named username.
Step 7 : Sign in to another client as the same user.
Step 8 : Verify that the location of the user’s Documents folder is the network folder, and the file and its content is in the Document folder
What command is used to update Group Policy settings on a client?
gpupdate /force.
What indicates that the network folder is no longer empty after redirection?
It has a sub-folder named username.
