AD Home Drive not getting mapped when connecting through VPN

Question

_{Wednesday, November 23, 2016 1:12 PM}

Hi, 

I'm on windows 10 version 1607
We have domain controllers 2012
in AD users have a homepath specified. 

When connected on the domain the homedrive is properly mapped. 

When i check the variables there are 3 and they are properly filled up like this: 

HOMEDRIVE=H:
HOMEPATH=\
HOMESHARE=\server\userfolder

When i'm on vpn I only have these: 

HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Users\localuserfolder%

The file share is reachable when i map it manually.

Benny

All replies (6)

_{Wednesday, November 23, 2016 6:20 PM}

Is that defined on the Profile tab of the user? That gets mapped at log on time if connected to the network afaik so if not connected at log on does not get mapped.

_{Thursday, November 24, 2016 8:53 AM}

Yes its configured on the profile Tab, as it is working when you boot up the workstation inside the company with connection to a DC.

Its not working on VPN so it means at startup the workstation is obviously not connected with a DC.

On W7 in the same scenario the Home drive does get mapped upon VPN connection (cisco) but you have me doubting that we might trigger the mapping somehow.

_{Thursday, November 24, 2016 1:56 PM}

Interseting just not happen on Windows 7 for me. Log in with cached credentials then get the VPN running. Push out a map homedrive shortcut to laptops all users desktop because of.

So any difference in Windows 7 does the VPN hook in at login time part of the gina or login process? (like think it was Windows 2000 you could dial a connection before login attempt)

_{Friday, November 25, 2016 7:05 AM}

Hi,

Beside that, see if this similar thread could help you:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/af897ac9-414b-4fdc-aa2b-d458cbd66790/map-home-folder-in-ad-through-vpn?forum=winserverDS

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_{Monday, November 28, 2016 8:33 PM}

Login is same on w7 as on w10. In w7 you could trigger vpn at Windows login but we were not using that. So user login first with cached creds and sets up vpn connection from the desktop.

_{Thursday, December 1, 2016 9:43 AM}

Hi Benny,

Have you try the method in that thread?

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