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CSS - Info Sheet 3.1-1 - Create User Folder

This document provides instructions for creating a user folder in Windows Server 2008 R2. It explains that a user folder holds non-Windows data for each system user. It then outlines the 14 step process to create a shared user folder, apply permissions to make it invisible but accessible to authorized users, and configure Active Directory to map each user to their individual folder. The summary provides a high-level overview of the purpose and setup steps in 3 sentences.

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CSS - Info Sheet 3.1-1 - Create User Folder

This document provides instructions for creating a user folder in Windows Server 2008 R2. It explains that a user folder holds non-Windows data for each system user. It then outlines the 14 step process to create a shared user folder, apply permissions to make it invisible but accessible to authorized users, and configure Active Directory to map each user to their individual folder. The summary provides a high-level overview of the purpose and setup steps in 3 sentences.

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INFORMATION SHEET 3.

1-1

Create user folder

LEARNING OBJECTIVE/S:

After reading this information sheet, you must be able to:

1. Identify what is user folder in Windows Server 2008 R2.


2. Identify how to create user folder in Windows Server 2008 R2.
3. Enumerate the procedure to be made in creating user folder in Windows
Server 2008 R2.

User’s folder is basically a folder that holds all the non-Windows OS related
data that a user generates. The User folder will have 1 folder for each profile
/user on the PC.
So when you login to a specific user the data stored by that user will be
displayed to him/her.

This enables the OS to provide you a more ‘Personalized’ experience.

Creating User Folder in Windows Server 2008 R2

1. Create a folder named Users (this can be anywhere on the server but I will put
it in D :\).
2. Right-click on this folder and select Properties.
3. Select the Sharing tab
4. Click Advanced Sharing.

5. Check “Share this folder”.


6. Add a $ sign to the end of the Share name so it says Users$. (This makes
this share invisible when browsing the network)
7. Click on the Permissions button.
8. Remove the Everyone group.
9. Click Add, and add the following groups: Administrators, System, and
Authenticated Users.
10. For each group (there should be three) give them full permissions (select
allow under full control).
11. Click OK.

NTFS Permissions:

1. Select the tab Security.

2. Select Advanced button.


3. Select change permissions.
4. Uncheck “Include inheritable permissions from this object’s parent”.
5. Click on Add when the warning prompt pops up.

6. Select Users and hit remove (Do this for both if you have two fields with user
permissions).
7. Select Add and add the Authenticated Users group.
8. At Apply To: Select: This folder only.
9. For the permissions select allow for: Traverse folder / execute file, List
folder/read data, Read attributes, Read extended attributes, Read
permissions.
10. Click OK, Click OK, and Click OK again.
11. Now your Security tab should look like the image below.
Share and storage management:

1. Go to Start > Administrative Tools > Share and storage management.

2. Select the share you just created: Users$.


3. Right click and select Properties.
4. Click on the Advanced button.
5. Check the check box Enable access-based enumeration.

6. Click OK.
7. Close out the Share and storage management console.

Active Directory:

On Your Domain Controller.

1. Go to Start > Administrative tools > Active directory users and computers.
2. Navigate to the User you want to add the User folder to.
3. Right click and select properties on the user.
4. Select the profile tab.
5. Under the section Home folder: Select the Connect radio button.
6. Select the letter U:\
7. In the To: Text area type: \\YOURSERVER\Users$\%username%(if your server
with the share’s name is joe it would be \\JOE\Users$\%username%)
8. Click OK
9. Close Active Directory Users and Computers.

If you now browse to the Users$ share folder on the server you created it on.
You will notice a folder in it with the user’s username as the folder name. If you
check the permissions for the folder the right permissions have automatically been
applied.

References:

1. https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Users-folder-in-Windows-10

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