Your understanding is not entirely correct.

For Win9x clients - you must share a 'root' folder that houses all the user home directories directly below this shared folder.

Next, under User Manager you must define a drive and path under Profile Manager for the Win9x clients that points to this share.

For example,
Server = Server1
Share dir = C:\Home
Share name = HOME$
User id = Omega
User home dir = \\Server1\Home$\%USERNAME% --> a/k/a Server1: C:\Home\Omega

Create share HOME$ --> C:\Home
Edit OMEGA's Profile --> H:=\\Server1\Home$\%USERNAME% --> this will create sub-dir 'Omega' on Server1 under C:\Home
Log in as user Omega
Execute commands:
NET USE H: /DEL --> confirm drive not in use
NET USE H: /HOME --> map drive to home share

You will find 'H:' maps properly to the sub dir.

Bill

[ 25 August 2001: Message edited by: bleonard ]