Re: User Profiles

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From: Gerry Hickman (gerry666uk_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 12/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 22:26:33 +0000

Al Dunbar [MS-MVP] wrote:

>>I'm definitely sure delprof allows command line params as I have used it

> Of course it accepts command line parameters - see help text below.

Hehe, well obviously I was meaning command line parameters pertaining to
being able to delete specific profiles! I'm surprised it does not have this.

> - delete profiles based on how long they have been idle.
> - prompt the operator with each profile and ask if it is to be deleted.

Hmm.

> "name" of a profile, the "name" of the profile folder, and the "name" of the
> user. But I would think that if Windows knows which profile to use when user
> "Smith" logs on from domain "CompanyB", that it should be also able to
> handle a request to delete the profile belonging to user "CompanyB\Smith".

I don't see why any of these things should present an unsurmountable
problem? Maybe it's time to write a new DelProf Utility in JScript?
Bigger and better than wot U get in the ResKit?

I'm glad you told us of this limitation. I came close to using this a
few years back with NT4, but now with new computers and Win2000, it does
not seem so important - I mean the disks in the local machines are 100
times bigger than they'll ever need to be, and by the time a few old
profiles have accumulated, it will be time for a new computer anyway... 

-- 
Gerry Hickman (London UK)

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