Removing Domain from the User Folder Name

The Use [account] rather than [domain].[account] for folder naming format check box in the Windows Authentication Options configuration (in the Site wizard and on the Site's General tab) is selected by default when you are using the NT4 Account Name as a logon attribute and if Create a physical folder under the site root folder is selected. Without the check box selected, the user's folder in the VFS is named with the domain and the user account (domain.username). Selecting the check box removes the domain from the folder name.

In the examples in the table:

  • AD domain name is "win2k3_2.com"

  • Domain controller has configuration for user "JDoe" 

  • Local path: "C:\InetPub\"

  • Display Name: "DNJDoe"

Automatically create home folder check box in Site Setup wizard

Settings Template Home folder (General tab of Settings Template)

Logon Name

Home folder type

Use [account] rather than [domain].[account]

Client home folder

(Before logging in, no client home folder is defined)

After first login

Actual home folder

Selected

Not Defined

NT4 Account Name

Virtual

Selected

/Usr/JDoe

C:\InetPub

Cleared

/Usr/WIN2K3_2.1

C:\InetPub

Physical

Selected

/Usr/JDoe

/Usr/JDoe

Cleared

/Usr/win2k3_2.1

/Usr/win2k3_2.1

Display Name

Virtual

Not available

/Usr/DisplayNameJDoe

C:\InetPub

Physical

Not available

/Usr/DisplayNameJDoe

/Usr/DisplayNameJDoe

User Principal Name

Virtual

Not available

/Usr/JDoe@win2k3_2.com

C:\InetPub

Physical

Not available

/Usr/JDoe@win2k3_2.com

/Usr/JDoe@win2k3_2.com

Common Name

Virtual

Not available

/Usr/JDoe

C:\InetPub

Physical

Not available

/Usr/JDoe

/Usr/JDoe

/Usr/MyUsers

NT4 Account Name

Virtual

Selected

/Usr/MyUsers/JDoe

C:\InetPub

Cleared

Usr/MyUsers/win2k3_2.1

C:\InetPub

Physical

Selected

/Usr/MyUsers/JDoe

Usr/MyUsers/JDoe

Cleared

/Usr/MyUsers/win2k3_2.1

/Usr/MyUsers/win2k3_2.1

Display Name

Virtual

Not available

/Usr/MyUsers/DisplayNameJDoe

C:\InetPub

Physical

Not available

/Usr/MyUsers/DisplayNameJDoe

/Usr/MyUsers/DisplayNameJDoe

User Principal Name

Virtual

Not available

/Usr/MyUsers/JDoe@win2k3_2.com

C:\InetPub

Physical

Not available

/Usr/MyUsers/JDoe@win2k3_2.com

/Usr/MyUsers/JDoe@win2k3_2.com

Common Name

Virtual

Not available

/Usr/MyUsers/JDoe

C:\InetPub

Physical

Not available

/Usr/MyUsers/JDoe

/Usr/MyUsers/JDoe

Cleared

Not Defined

NT4 Account Name

Not available

Undefined

Site root

Display Name

Not available

Undefined

Site root

User Principal Name

Not available

Undefined

Site root

Common Name

Not available

Undefined

Site root

/Usr/MyUsers

NT4 Account Name

Not available

Undefined

Settings Template  folder

Display Name

Not available

Undefined

Settings Template  folder

User Principal Name

Not available

Undefined

Settings Template folder

Common Name

Not available

Undefined

Settings Template  folder

For details of the Virtual File System (VFS), refer to Virtual File System.