Event ID 101 and Event ID 1000 may be displayed when Folder Redirection is set up with Group Policy

This article provides a solution to an issue where you fail to set up Folder Redirection component of Group Policy and Event ID 1000 and 101 are logged.

Applies to:   Windows Server 2012 R2
Original KB number:   291087

Symptoms

The following Event ID 1000 and Event ID 101 messages may be logged in the Application log when the Folder Redirection component of Group Policy is set up:

Event Type: Error
Error Event Source: Userenv
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: Nt Authority\System
Computer: Computername
Description: The Group Policy client-side extension Folder Redirection was passed flags (0) and returned a failure status code of (1307).

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Folder Redirection
Event Category: None Event ID: 101
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: Domain\User
Computer: Computername
Description: Failed to perform redirection of folder Desktop. The new directories for the redirected folder could not be created. The folder is configured to be redirected to \\Computername\Redirected shared folder, the final expanded path was \\Computername\Redirected shared folder. The following error occurred: This security ID may not be assigned as the owner of this object.

Cause

This problem can occur when you use Group Policy to set up its Folder Redirection component. Group Policy has an option to set up the Folder Redirection component as Basic, Advanced, or None. On the Target tab, if you click the Basic setting, and then under Settings, you click to select the Grant the user exclusive rights to the folder name check box, the Folder Redirection component is unsuccessful and event messages can be displayed.

Resolution

To resolve this problem, follow these steps:

  1. Load the appropriate Group Policy from the domain.
  2. Click User Configuration, click Windows Setting, and then click Folder Redirection.
  3. Right-click the appropriate Folder Redirection component, and then click Properties.
  4. Click the Basic setting in the Target tab, and then under Settings, clear the Grant the user exclusive rights to the folder name check box.
  5. Save the settings, and then quit.

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.