Redirect special folders to a specific path based on security group membership

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To redirect special folders to a specific path based on security group membership

Open a Group Policy object that is linked to the site, domain, or organizational unit that contains the users whose special folders you want to redirect.
In the console tree, double-click Folder Redirection to display the special folder that you want to redirect.

Where?
- Group Policy object\User Configuration\Windows Settings\Folder Redirection
Right-click the special folder that you want to redirect (for example, Desktop or My Documents), and then click Properties.
On the Target tab, in Setting, click Advanced - Specify locations for various user groups.
Click Add.
In the Specify Group and Location dialog box, under Security Group Membership, type the name of the security group, or click Browse to search for it.
Under Target Folder Location, click Redirect to the following location.
In Root Path, type the UNC path to use for redirection (for example, \\servername\sharename), and then click OK.
In the properties dialog box for the special folder, click OK.

Notes

To complete this procedure, you must be logged on as a member of the Domain Administrators security group, the Enterprise Administrators security group, or the Group Policy Creator Owners security group.
To open Group Policy Object Editor, see Related Topics.
In most cases, you want to redirect special folders to the root directory rather than to a specific location, as described here. For more information, see Related Topics.

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