Profile and Folder Redirection Troubleshooting Tips

Many people find the combination of terminal servers and profiles daunting. And it’s true—things don’t always work the way you expect them to. Table 4-7 describes some common errors, possible solutions, and the sections in the chapter where we discuss how to fix each problem.

Table 4-7. Profiles and Folder Redirection Troubleshooting Tips

Problem

Solution

Additional Information in This Chapter

Policies appear to be set correctly, but aren’t being applied.

Force policy update via gpupdate or rebooting.

See the sidebar "Using gpupdate /force."

Folders are not being redirected to the proper location or roaming profiles are not being loaded.

Check event logs to make sure that share is available on the network ...

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