Folder Redirection in Profile Manager

Hi,
We are currently using the Preference editor in Work Group Manger to redirect folders (com.apple.MCXRedirector), now that WGM is becoming obsolete is there a way of setting this up using Profile Manager?
Many Thanks

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>LoginRedirection</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>action</key>
<string>deleteAndCreateSymLink</string>
<key>destPath</key>
<string>/tmp/%@/Library/Application Support</string>
<key>path</key>
<string>~/Library/Application Support</string>
</dict>
</array>
<key>LogoutRedirection</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>action</key>
<string>deleteandCreateSymLink</string>
<key>destPath</key>
<string>/tmp/%@/Library/Application Support</string>
<key>path</key>
<string>~/Library/Application Support</string>
</dict>
</dict>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>

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>>> casutton<[email protected]> 6/28/2013 1:26 PM >>>
cmosentine;2269598 Wrote:
> OK, I have wasted half a day looking at how to implement folder
> redirection via group policies and ZCM in Windows 7. I have come across
> several threads discussing the use of old adm templates files that will
> still work in Win7, but they don't (each gp setting has a little down
> arrow). I have tried editing the shell folders registry settings but no
> luck there either.
>
> Is there a Windows 7 specific adm template that will work in ZCM?
> Where can I find it? Or if registry hacking is best, can someone post
> which keys need to be changed?
>
> Thanks, Chris.
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Push MS Office Prefs in Profile Manager?

Has anyone found a good way to push Microsoft Office preferences in Profile Manager? All of my Mac workstations will run the setup assistant for every user that logs in. I did try to add a Custom Pref and it did add and push out but it didn't stop the setup assistant and then it crashes Word continuously. I remember with Workgroup Manager I would use the same preferences and it would never prompt users to run the setup assistant.
My server is running 10.9 Server pushing out to 10.10.1 clients. I've also tried the same thing to a 10.9.4 client with the same results so I don't think its an OS issue, but rather somehow its pushed prefs simply aren't working and are continuously crashing all Office apps.

If there is an approach via Profile Manager then using the Custom Pref is the way to do it. The fact that something is happening when you try this even though it results in Word crashing suggests you are successfully pushing a setting out but that it is likely either malformed or missing items.
Note: I don't know offhand which particular plist file is relevant so insert it where applicable below.
I suggest you log in to a Mac (or user) with a working Office plist file and run -
defaults read ~/Library/Preferences/name of the plist file
Then do the same on the broken one set via Profile Manager and see what the differences are, this may help you narrow things down, I believe the Custom Pref syntax in Profile Manager is different to how Workgroup Manager does it, this is certainly true for setting up folder-redirection as an example.
An alternative approach you could consider is to add the file to the User Template folder which is in -
/System/Library/User\ Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences/
When a new user account is created on a Mac with a pre-configured User Template the contents of the User Template are copied to the matching locations within the users home folder - when the user logs in for the first time. Existing users will not get these files. If your using Network Home Directories or Portable Home Directories then you need to do this on the server hosting the Network Home Directories as well.

Folder redirection to a new location is not working

Currently in SCM we have all Windows 8 users Documents and Desktop redirected to a users home folder in a Netapp share. We are planning on moving them to a Windows File Server. As a test I moved my home folder in AD to the new share. But
SCM is still redirecting my Documents and Desktop to the old share. I also tried excluding my user account from the user collection used for Folder Redirection. Created a user collection and configuration item just for my account and SCM is still
trying to redirect to the old share.
Help please
Thanks

I have created a user collection with my id as a test user and also under user data and user profiles I created a user data and profiles configuration item under Folder redirection. For Desktop and documents I selected REdirect to remote and for configure
folder redirection path I checked Redirect to the users home folder . In Active Directory I made the new Windows Server share my home directory.
Thanks

Folder Redirection in Profile Manager

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