A users home folder should be created and mapped via Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC)
Even though a home directory can be mapped through Desktop Authority, it is recommended and a Best Practice that ADUC be used to map a user's home directory.
- When a home directory is mapped in Desktop Authority, it is not considered a true home directory, even if you name it Home Directory.
- When creating the the Home Directory through Active Directory, it creates the correct system variables on the user's machine for it.
- Also, when mapping a home directory though Active Directory you ensure that all the correct permissions are in place for that folder.
Please review the MS KB link below for additional information on this process.
How to assign a home folder to a user
