Re: User-Specific Settings

Vera - thanks for being direct, and I aplogize for my lack of knowledge on
this issue. I've had a hard time finding a reliable IT shop...that's why I'm
in this mess. I also appreciate you staying with me while I'm crawling my
way along.
- That said, I believe that we don't have TS user profiles configured. I
looked at each of our users (Computer Management\Local Users and Groups\Users
and displayed properties for each user). On the Terminal Services Profile
tab, each user has
1. A blank entry under Profile Path
2. Under Terminal Service Home Folder, Local Path is selected but the
adjacent field is blank
3. Allow logon to Terminal Server is checked.
- On the Member Of tab, every user is a member of the following groups:
Users, Remote Desktop Users, then either Administrators or Power Users. (and
I have some other groups assigned to control access to shared folders)

- I looked at policies (through Local Security Policy) and found some
settings that allowed certain groups to logon to terminal services, but
didn't find anything that assigned profiles.

- So, am I correct in assuming that I should define a path to a profile on
the Terminal Services Profile tab? Can you tell me if there is a specific
folder that these profiles are normally stored in?

Thanks.

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> Dave, I don't want to sound rude, but if you don't know where to
> find which type of profile your users have, you should not have an
> Administrative account, especially not on a Terminal Server.
> There's too much that you could do wrong, without knowing it.
> That's *not* a funny thing to find out, afterwards, so it's in your
> own interest not to have more permissions than you have knowledge.
>
> That said, profiles are usually configured on the account
> properties. There's a setting for the normal user profile (used
> when you logon to your client desktop), and there's a separate tab
> for the TS-specific user profile (used when you logon to a Terminal
> Server). TS profiles can also be defined in a Group Policy.
>
> If you configure the users profile, but not the TS user profile,
> then the same profile is used for both local desktop sessions and
> TS sessions. That's *not* recommended, and could lead to the
> situation which you describe, where TS settings disappear. Since
> the last change in the profile is from the local desktop, changes
> to the TS settings are overwritten again.
>
> _________________________________________________________
> Vera Noest
> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
>
> "=?Utf-8?B?RGF2ZQ==?=" <Dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote on
> 09 jun 2005 in microsoft.public.win2000.termserv.apps:
>
> > Vera,
> > - Re install mode, yes (I am sure on some apps, others were
> > installed by someone very familiar with TS...BUT, is there some
> > way to confirm this post-install, or should I just us/re-install
> > to be sure. - Re: profiles. I don't know where to find this
> > answer. How do I check this?
> >
> > Thanks - Dave
> >
> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Did you put the Terminal Server into install mode before
> >> installing the applications (with "change user / install"?)
> >> What type of user profiles do you have? Did you configure TS-
> >> specific profiles for the users?
> >> Is there anything in the EventLog on the Terminal Server? Maybe
> >> about profile load / unload errors?
> >>
> >> 248340 - Installing and Using Programs in Windows 2000 Terminal
> >> Services
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=248340
> >>
> >> 320185 - HOW TO: Use the CHANGE USER Command to Switch to
> >> Install Mode in Windows
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320185
> >>
> >> _________________________________________________________
> >> Vera Noest
> >> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> >> http://hem.fyristorg.com/vera/IT
> >> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___
> >>
> >> "=?Utf-8?B?RGF2ZQ==?=" <Dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
> >> on 09 jun 2005 in microsoft.public.win2000.termserv.apps:
> >>
> >> > - I am running Win2003 Std Server in the Terminal Services
> >> > mode.
> >> > - I have several applications that lose track of individual
> >> > user settings whenever they terminate their session. These
> >> > lost settings include screen settings, signatures, etc.
> >> > - Because multiple applications are involved, I suspect there
> >> > is some problem with my terminal services configuration.
> >> > Please tell me if someone has seen a similar problem and how
> >> > it was solved, or where I can find general guidance on this
> >> > problem.
> >> > Thanks!
>
.

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