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compulinkegf
Copper Contributor
Jun 03, 2019

Azure AD advanced user properties and non-default OUs for WVD

I've the need to implement "home folder" for WVD users but that section is grayed out in AD User Properties. Somewhere in the documentation it says that this is by design for users propagated from Az...
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Johan_Eriksson
Brass Contributor
Jun 06, 2019
I think this is a question that is related to Azure AD with an Azure AD DS synching from it. That should be a supported combination that you can tech support for using your normal channels. Since I am not from MSFT and not an expert I can just give you an amateur view. If you have the setup as above, you are limited to the attributes available in Azure AD. Azure AD does not support OU and home drives, probably due to it initially being focused more on supporting Office365 etc. In addition the synch between Azure AD and Azure AD DS is one-way from Azure AD. You could argue that MSFT took a wrong turn when they decided that the structure of Azure AD user/machine setup was a small subset of standard AD. Nevertheless, I think your problem is that you selected Azure AD as your user/computer store before checking if it could replicate the functionality you want (ou:s/homedrive/...) Again - Not really WVD related and only answered by an amateur. Cheers, Johan
  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Jun 11, 2019

    HiJohan_Eriksson 

     

    I have used "Home folder" and "Shared network drives" in diffrent scenarios in the past. it is not very reliable. I think it is the time to move to Azure Files

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-introduction

     

    I have been using Azure Files alongside Azure AD in production and can guaranty it will deliver the user needs. I agree Azure AD has long way to go to become a perfect cloud DC (eventually it will) but for now they are doing a grea job, Azure files is doing even a better job.  So from my point of view, Micrsoft idea on Azure Ad and Files is leading to a perfection direction.

     

    I would recommend everyone to vote on this https://feedback.azure.com/forums/217298-storage/suggestions/19693045-automatically-mount-an-azure-file-share-to-a-windo

     

    Microsoft is doin a great job to get Azure Files to parity with Windows File Server. Using Azure Files via GPO would be the dream.

     

    Thank you

    Dav,

     

     

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