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I am setting up folder redirection on a PC in our domain. I need to add files to the profile folders after they are redirected. The problem is, Everyone needs to login at least once for the system to create their profile folder on the network share before I can access it to deliver the extra files. These users run a 24 hour rotating shift and it could take several days for all of them to finally getting my note to login on the specified computer.
Is there a way to trigger a users login/logoff event if I don't know or even want to know the password? Can I simulate it? I just need the computer to go through it's logon steps for each user. Am I approaching this problem in a screwy way? Please help.
This would execute a script opon a user's logon or logoff routine. I need to simulate the user logging in and logging off just once to trigger the creation of the profile folder on the server for folder redirection. I don't want to have to wait for all the users to eventually get around to logging in on there own. I would like to trigger a login for them myself without having to change their passwords if possible.
Using the logon scripts, they can be used to automatically copy the required files when the user first logins, this will removing the requirement to wait for the to logon and complete the copy manually.
The other approach would be to change your user provisioning process to create the profile when the user is created, and copy the files at that point.
I'm not aware of any method to simulate a user logon with the native tools, not sure if a third party tool exists to do this.
Gary.
Hello
Thank you for your question and reaching out.
I can understand you wish to apply Folder Redirection GPO without user Log off and Login again.
Unfortunately, while a user is logged in, there is no way to compel folder redirection. If folder redirection policies are present, even a gpupdate /force prompts for a logoff.
If you are deploying this to the entire org, I would message a scheduled "maintenance" to all users letting them know that all PCs will be restarted after hours on Some day. Script a domain-wide restart and apply the policy at the same time. Then everyone finds themselves in a predicament where they must log back in the following morning.
Even then i'd still copy over all contents to the new location overnight to minimize server load/syncing offline files when the whole company comes in and logs in at the same time the next morning.
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