It will work exactly the same, given the sole exception that ADUC/RSAT provide additional parameter validation that PowerShell/ADSI do not.
Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 6:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Creating home directories - Best method? So, ADUC/RSAT will create the directory, if specified, at account creation. Will creating the account in powershell do the same? Kurt On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 15:11, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com> wrote: > You can do that with the AD PowerShell module (and with ADSI in earlier > versions of PS, and with dsmod.exe in cmd.exe as far as that is concerned). > > I thought the question was about the best way to CREATE the home directory. > Not to assign it. :-) > > Regards, > > Michael B. Smith > Consultant and Exchange MVP > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Webster [mailto:carlwebs...@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 6:08 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Creating home directories - Best method? > > Now that I have been bitten by the PowerShell bug, there is probably a PS > cmdlet to do this: > > Get-Users -OnlyCitrixUsers | Set-HomeDirectory -Location Network -RootPath > \\Server\Share -DriveLetter H: > > You think? :) > > > Carl Webster > Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional > http://dabcc.com/Webster > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Webster [mailto:carlwebs...@gmail.com] >> Subject: RE: Creating home directories - Best method? >> >> I like this KB: >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816313 >> >> In my part of the computer world, I let Group Policy do the work for >> TS/RDS/Citrix users. >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:jhea...@dfg.ca.gov] >> > Subject: Creating home directories - Best method? >> > >> > We're planning out our migration from Novell to AD, and one of the >> > things we're looking at is home directories. Is it best to create >> > them through >> AD >> > (the Profile tab), or through Group Policy? > > > ~ 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
