Augmented Users Frustration

[cashxx]

Hoping someone has an idea on this….visited this in the past and couldn’t’ get it working so trying it again!!

What I am after:
We have 1000 computers running Windows 7 Pro and 200 of those are Macs running 10.6.8 for now. Our two file servers are running Windows 2008 and the Mac Servers are 10.6.8. I want a Faculty user to be able to login and have their Home Folder created on a share on the Windows File server so they have roaming capabilities. I don’t want this for students.

Current Setup:
AD user logs in and gets a home created from the Local User Template in /Users. I keep the Local User Template updated. Simple as that. On logout the Users home is removed and on next login they get a fresh new home again. Works great!

Test Faculty User:
Have an AD user called tigertest in the Faculty AD Group with storage space at \\staff_fac\drives\tigertest

Test Setup:
On local machine I turned off to use UNC path in AD plugin and Force local home.

In Workgroup Manager in the inspector I have the following set:
apple-user-homeurl smb://staff_fac.itp.edu/Drivestigertest
homeDirectory /Network/Servers/staff_fac.itp.edu/Drives/tigertest

Worked somewhat the first time I logged in. It created Library and stuff on the server folder for the user, but didn’t take the Dock settings from WGM that are set at computer level, but took all other settings. Now it now won’t work! What the heck am I missing?? It keeps creating the Home in /Users again.

Thanks!

[cashxx]

Ok I am scratching the Augmented user……At Group level I am doing a mobile home and using the Preference Manifest Synchronization URL instead.

Working good so far, but having issues on first logout saying it can’t connect to the home. Makes no sense because its mounted and available.

[OmniBlade]

I found that a combination of both provided the most reliable solution, you augment the user accounts with the correct home directory location and then add the Sync URL at group level to ensure the correct settings get written locally when the account is first set up.

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