Changing the Home directory server in a users profile causes DRA to copy files to new location. (NETIQKB6056)

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Changing the Home directory information in a users profile causes DRA to copy files to new location.  Is this normal?

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Directory and Resource Administrator 6.x

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Directory and Resource Administrator 7.x

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Yes.  When the Home directory path for a user account is changed in DRA, a new directory is created with the user account name.  In addition to this, the following also occurs:

• Files in the original home directory are copied into the new directory.
• All ACL's for the original directory are applied to the new directory.
• The original directory is deleted provided there is no user 'lock' on that directory.

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To prevent DRA from copying data over from the old home directory to the new, please refer to the following Knowledge Base article:

• NETIQKB7040 - Is it possible to prevent Directory and Resource Administrator from copying the contents of a user's old home directory to the new home directory when the user account is renamed?

Formerly known as NETIQKB6056