Thanks for the responses. Tom, can you expand on why reconnect is helpful for remote users?
On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 7:44 AM, Tom Miller <tmil...@sfgtrust.com> wrote: > I've used both. Reconnect is helpful for our remote users who only connect > occasionally. I don't use reconnect for printers. I find that setting on > printers makes the default printer be forgotten. > > -----Original Message----- > From: James Hill [mailto:falc...@gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:18 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: GPP drive mapping 'reconnect' > > Never ever used reconnect. I always use a "Replace" policy and it has always > worked. > > I use GPP in many places for drive mappings and other things. > > James. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Elijah Buck [mailto:elijah.b...@gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, 12 January 2013 5:45 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: GPP drive mapping 'reconnect' > > Hello, > > I'm working on using Group Policy Preferences for drive mapping, and am a > little confused about the reconnect option. > > http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/12221.troubleshoo > ting-the-drive-maps-preference-extension-in-group-policy-replace-mode-only-m > aps-the-drive-every-other-logon.aspx > is pretty much exactly the scenario I'm curious about (reconnect not set). > It says: > > ----- > Expected Result: Drive Z: is mapped to \\CONTOSO-DC\netlogon every time the > user logs on to their computer. > > Actual Result: Drive Z: is only mapped to \\CONTOSO-DC\netlogon every other > time the user logs on. > > Note: This difference in when Drive Z is mapped will only be noticeable if > either the administrator first deletes all mapped drives at the start of > processing Group Policy or the user has changed Drive Z during their previous > session. > ----- > > I am confused about that Note. It seems to imply that the Z drive will be > mapped correctly on subsequent logons (assuming no one has changed or deleted > Drive Z), even though the drive maps preference extension doesn't apply > preferences on every logon (because some logons process GP asynchronously). > > Is it the case that if the user does not modify the drive mappings, the drive > mapping will be 'correct' on next logon? This implies there is some sort of > caching of drive mappings other than the caching that would occur if > 'reconnect' were set. Is that correct? > > Those of you that use GPP for drive mappings, do you have the 'reconnect' > option set or not? Why? > > Thanks, > Elijah Buck > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
