JSI Tip 5689. How do I turn off the deep share feature for Windows 2000 home folders?

Windows 2000 supports deep shares, the ability to map a drive letter to a folder below a share.

Windows 2000 maps the %HOMEDRIVE% environment variable to a users home folder, even if it is a few levels below a share.

If your home folder is at \ServerNameShareNameFolder1Folder2%UserName%, the %HOMEDRIVE% variable is set to \ServerNameShareNameFolder1Folder2%UserName% and the %HOMEPATH% variable is set to .

If you wish to retain the Windows NT 4.0 home folder functionality, use Group Policy to navigate to User Configuration / Administrative Templates / System / LogonLogoff. Double-click Connect home directory to the root of the share and Enable this GPO. This will cause the %HOMEDRIVE% environment variable to map to the share (\ServerNameShareName), and the %HOMEPATH% variable to resolve to Folder1Folder2%UserName%.

NOTE: If you have a Windows 2000 server in an NT 4.0 domain, use Start / Run / Gpedit.msc / OK to set this GPO.