User Roaming Profiles folders not being created when they log on
i've been trying deploy roaming profiles 2016 essentials server. have followed guide laid out in https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj649079(v=ws.11).aspx
added permissions profiles$ share instructed roaming profiles security group , removed default "users" group permissions list. left permissions list populated groups shown in guide. have test account set up, when log onto workstation it, user folder doesn't created in profiles$ share. i've spent countless hours playing permissions , resetting share up, , think figured out cause.
per guide in link above, created security group called "roaming profiles". have existing group called "site users" users members. save time, rather add each user new roaming profiles group, added "site users" group member of "roaming profiles" group, believing nested membership work, didn't.
added "site users" group profiles$ share permissions , gave same permissions "roaming profiles" group. logged on , off , bang: folder created test user in share.
question is: why didn't adding site users group roaming profiles group work? understanding nested groups designed work way. both global security groups, don't know if has been set wrong or not. isn't such big deal scenario, if site 500 users, isn't efficient add each member one-by-one new group. ideas?
ok solved it.
it indeed new group (roaming profiles) not member of 1 of other groups built in server 2016 essentials, group called "wseallowshareaccess". once added roaming profiles group had created group, created folder successfully.
it wasn't working when first did because forgot once again add directory location profile share user in account properties.
it appears server 2016 essentials automatically make groups created in essentials dashboard members of various wse built-in groups. if create new group in ad users , computers, need manually add them wse groups.
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