How to create an Active Directory home folder

A home folder in Active Directory is a personal network location assigned to a user account for storing files. It provides each user with a secure, dedicated space on a file server, typically mapped as a network drive (such as H:). ADManager Plus simplifies home folder creation and management by eliminating the need to manually configure folder paths and permissions for each user. It offers features to help you:

• Create home folders for new user accounts
• Change home folders for existing user accounts

Create home folders for new user accounts

Follow these steps to create home folders while creating new user accounts in Active Directory:

a. Creating a home folder for a single user

1. Navigate to Management > User Management > User Creation > Create Single User.
2. Select the Domain and Template for user creation.
3. Go to the Terminal tab. In the Home Folder section, provide a local path or a network drive for the home folder.

   

4. Fill in values for all the required attributes presented in the other tabs and click Create.

b. Creating home folders for multiple users in bulk

1. Navigate to Management > User Management > User Creation > Create Bulk Users (or Create Users) under CSV Import.

   

2. Select the Domain in which the new accounts have to be created.
3. Click Add Users if you wish to enter the values for user attributes manually, or click Import to import a CSV file. The CSV file should have the value \\admp-dc2\HomeFiles\%displayName% for the homeDirectory header, which specifies each users home folder location using their display name as the folder name.
4. Select the required user creation template from the Selected Template drop-down and click Next.
5. Select the container in which the user accounts have to be created. Use the Create New OU link if you'd like to create a new container.
6. Click Create Users.

Change home folders for existing user accounts

Easily change Active Directory home folders for multiple users using a simple point-and-click interface or by importing a CSV file.

a. Using the Profile Attributes task

1. Navigate to Management > User Management > Bulk User Modification > Profile Attributes.

   

2. Select the Home Folder option.
3. Based on your requirement, provide a local path or a network drive for the home folder.
4. Select the Domain and OU in which the required users are located.
5. Enter the names of the users whose home folders have to be moved. To import a list of users, use the CSV Import option.
6. Click Go.

b. Using a CSV Import

1. Navigate to Management > User Management > CSV Import > Modify Users.
2. Select the domain in which the required user accounts are located using the Select Domain drop-down.
3. Click Import to import a CSV file. The CSV file should have the value \\admp-dc2\HomeFiles\%displayName% for the homeDirectory header, which specifies each user's home folder location using their display name as the folder name.
4. Click Update in AD.

Pro tip: Delete, move, and report on Active Directory home folders using ADManager Plus.