Desktop-folder appearing on shares

We have different setups all using network homefolders. Every now and then, a Desktop folder will appear on one of the server's shares. The folder will have 700 permissions and the owner is set to one of the users.
It looks like during login the client makes a folder on the share, but I can't seem to figure out why this happens.
The folder is not being used by the user as the desktop-folder and is completely empty. Does anyone know why this happens?
Mac OS X (10.4.8)

well depends i guess whois mounting the share and on what, but its not the user creating the desktop folder is the server or client, apple makes a desktop folder on volumes and drives, sometimes if u plug a pen drive in you will see it has a desktop folder, its certainly not the user and permissions wont help as its done at a OS level.
You'll need to find out why desktop folders are auto created, i dont get it myself with shares but get it with external drives sometimes.

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