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220-1102 · Question #559

A company using Active Directory wants to change the location of all users' "Documents" to a file server on the network. Which of the following should the company set up to accomplish this task?

The correct answer is B. Folder redirection. To centralize users' "Documents" folders to a network file server in an Active Directory environment, folder redirection should be configured.

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Question

A company using Active Directory wants to change the location of all users' "Documents" to a file server on the network. Which of the following should the company set up to accomplish this task?

Options

  • ASecurity groups
  • BFolder redirection
  • COrganizational unit structure
  • DAccess control list

How the community answered

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  • A
    5% (1)
  • B
    80% (16)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    10% (2)

Why each option

To centralize users' "Documents" folders to a network file server in an Active Directory environment, folder redirection should be configured.

ASecurity groups

Security groups are used to manage permissions and access to resources, not to automatically relocate user data folders.

BFolder redirectionCorrect

Folder redirection is an Active Directory Group Policy feature that allows administrators to redirect the path of special folders, such as "Documents" or "Desktop", from the local user profile to a network location. This centralizes user data, facilitates backups, and allows users to access their files from any machine in the domain.

COrganizational unit structure

An Organizational Unit (OU) structure is used to organize Active Directory objects for management and applying Group Policies, but it is not the mechanism that performs the folder redirection itself.

DAccess control list

An Access Control List (ACL) defines permissions for resources but it doesn't automatically move or redirect folders; it only controls who can access them once they are in place.

Concept tested: Active Directory Folder Redirection

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/folder-redirection/deploy-folder-redirection

Topics

#Active Directory#Group Policy#Folder Redirection#User Profile Management

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