So far the redirection of folders to an oes cifs share is not supported. It would be fine to have this an an oes server whose NSS volumes are AD-enabled. In order to redirect local libraries of a users workstation like "documents" to a network share
by: Burkhard W. | over a year ago | Samba/CIFS
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This feature will be critical for the long term use of OES for personal folders.
Can you give More detail?
We currently redirect the following
"Documents"
"My Pictures"
"Favorites"
on our terminal server users folders to a CIFS/NSS Share.
Only Windows server's are joined to the DSFW domain. Clients are all Novell Client based.
Patrick
If you have client for OES-Server (former Novell client) installed than you can redirect the folders. But if you have Windows clients having no client for OES-Server installed then you can access files on the OES-Server when CIFS file access protocol is enabled and the users accessing the fileserver are only from eDirectory you cannot redirect the local libraries to a network share.
It shall be possible for users comming from an Active Directory and an OES-Server (OES2015 or higher) that is AD-enabled.
I just tried doing Favorites folder redirection on an NSS for AD enabled volume and it didn't work. No OES/novell client installed. I was trying to figure out why it doesn't work.. but after finding this, I guess it just wont, eh?
I have been doing CIFS Shares to our DSFW environment with Redirected Documents with no issues.
Joe, How are you attempting the redirection? I'm assuming GPO, using either DSFW or Active Directory?
I did some testing at one point with AD Enabled NSS on an MS Server 2016 AD and saw some issues, however when doing DSFW with Straight CIFS on NSS to AD member Servers
(Citrix Farm) I have no issues.
I will say that Favorites Redirections got weird and did not behave well in the Server 2016 / AD NSS implementation testing, however I have not gone back to this for more testing. Ended up with Redirection working for the most part just really sluggish with some other oddities I did not finish looking at.....
Yes, I'm using GPO. NOT using DSFW. Actually using Active Directory and I've set up AD Enabled NSS volumes, like you mention. I'm working on removing the novell client from everyones desktop.. but think using folder redirection/roaming profiles to simplify user moves, etc.
We are running OES 11.2, ZCM 11.4 on SLES 11 servers.
We are running 2 DSfW servers (also on SLES), but they are currently only used by our Citrix servers and VDAs.
We have Win7 on the desktops running the Client for OES and ZENworks agent.
Using a slightly modified AD template we created a ZCM policy to redirect the user folders (Desktop, Document, Downloads, Music, Pictures, Favorites, Videos) to an OES NSS volume.
Our Citrix VDAs are joined to the domain and running the ZENworks agent and folder redirection is working for those users as well.
It is not very well documented but it can be done.
Sounds pretty much exactly what we are doing. **
All Running on VMware 6.5x
1 OES 2015.1 File Server
2 OES 2015.1 DSFW Servers
1 ZCM 2017.1 Server
7 Citrix Server Farm DSFW Joined / GPO's
Numerous Other Servers DSFW Joined / GPO's
GPO for DSFW Members redirecting Documents, Favorites, Pictures
250 Clients -
Windows 7 With OES Client -ZCM Agent - Registry Keys for redirection.
Windows 10 With OES Client - ZCM Agent - GPO for redirection
Are you looking at migrating from eDir backend to AD backend? That's what I have been testing as well, however wanted to keep the NSS AD enabled volumes. As I prefer it.
If I get a chance I will take a look at my test environment.
~ Patrick
Yep. I already have GW/Zenworks utilizing AD users/auth. NSS for AD is helping with that so I don't have to move data around too much. But when I tried to create a GPO for Folder Redirection for "Favorites" (only one I tried) and pointed it to the OES server.. it failed. I believe the error in Event Viewer was "Request not supported". Was trying to think of WHY it wouldn't work with NSS AD, and couldn't.
Not sure where you shook out on this, however Just letting you know I'm getting back to this to take a look. I should be up and testing early part of next week if not by tomorrow.
I (temporarily) put the Favorites folder on a windows server.. only testing still.
Couple Questions:
whats the pathing you are adding to the GP for both Documents and Favorites?
Is it a Mapped Drive or FQDN UNC, Short Name UNC, IP UNC?
What OS are you trying to do the redirect with?
I have it working, for AD Server 2016, 2012R2 Citrix, OES 2018 NSS AD see below...............
I just brought up a new AD Domain as follows:
2 - MS 2016 AD Servers with DNS, etc...
1 - OES 2018 NSS AD Enabled Server
1 - MS 2012 R2 Server (Member / App / RDS / Citrix)
Created OU Structure:
cn=CITRIX,ou=SERVERS,ou=EQUIPMENT,ou=MANAGED,dc=child,dc=domain,dc=org
cn=FILE,ou=SERVERS,ou=EQUIPMENT,ou=MANAGED,dc=child,dc=domain,dc=org
Moved the Citrix server in the above Container
Originally installed the OES File Server in the FILE ou above.
Created 3 group policy Objects
1 - Enable LoopBack processing (Disabled User Settings) (Set to "ENFORCED"
2 - Drive Mappings (Common Folders) (Disabled Computer Settings) (Set to "ENFORCED"
3 - Folder Redirection (Disabled Computer Settings) (Set to "ENFORCED"
Assigned GPO - Enable LoopBack at the "Equipment" OU
Assigned GPO - Drive Mapping at the "Citrix" OU
Assigned GPO - Folder Redirection at the "Citrix" OU
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Folder Redirection Settings~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
USER CONFIGURATION > POLICIES > Windows Settings > Folder Redirection
###########################################################################
Documents:
TAB - TARGET
Setting: BASIC - Redirect everyones folder to the same Location
Target: Create a folder for each user under the root path
Root Path: \\FQDN\users\home
** Note no trailing Slash, no username as I am pointing to the users home folder.
TAB - Settings
NO CHECK MARK - Grant the user Exclusive Rights
CHECK MARK - Move Content of Documents to the new location
NO CHECK MARK - Also Apply redirection to Win2000, xp, etc...
Policy Removal - Leave the folder in new location
###########################################################################
Favorites:
TAB - TARGET
Setting: BASIC - Redirect everyones folder to the same Location
Target: Create a folder for each user under the root path
Root Path: \\FQDN\users\home
** Note no trailing Slash, no username as I am pointing to the users home folder.
TAB - Settings
NO CHECK MARK - Grant the user Exclusive Rights
CHECK MARK - Move Content of Documents to the new location
NO CHECK MARK - Also Apply redirection to Win2000, xp, etc...
Policy Removal - Leave the folder in new location
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I will bring in a Windows 10 Device to try next.
~Patrick
** Note. It may be because I already Have the folder built. **
I also just remembered that When I was doing this before. I believe the "also apply to win2000 / XP" check would cause it to fail.
Joe,
The other thing the first time I tested this out, was making sure I had the users in the OESAccessCGrp created in AD. That allows access, to even look at the NSS AD Enabled volumes. Without it you can not map it.