Re: Configuring A Mandatory Profile On A Server

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I'm not sure how this could be done, apart from giving them second user accounts. The implementation of mandatory profiles includes configuring the profile path on the user object and since that wont change depending on the server they log into then I think you are out of luck.

You can configure the particular server to not download roaming profiles.

Here is an idea. You could configure this particular server with a loopback policy in merge or replace mode, in the computer section of the policy configure the loopback setting and also configure it not to download roaming profiles. Then in the user section of the same policy configure a logoff script that deletes the profile. Then each time they logged in they would get a new copy of the default profile. They could change it during that session, but then it would get deleted on logoff. The only problem I can think of would be whether or not the profile was completely unloaded when logoff scripts run, if not then it might not be able to delete the profile.

If this doesn't make sense then let me know and I will try to give a longer winded explanation later when I have more time.

Cheers,
Jeremy.
"David" <david@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uSS12xkjHHA.5052@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Yes I want the one server to force a single profile. Then when the users log on to other machines they use their local profiles on those machines.

"Jeremy" <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:91E56642-373F-44D6-894B-77E7D8B6544E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Well here is how you do mandatory profiles: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/307800

But I'm guessing that this isn't what you are asking. To clarify: you want the users to have a mandatory profile, but just for this server? And when they log onto other machines then it has a normal roaming or local profile which they can still change. Is this right?

"David" <david@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OulKh7ZjHHA.4040@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have a Windows 2003 server on my network that multiple users access. When they log on they use their own credentials and then log off when they are done. How can I configure this server to always use a single profile for all the users?

Thanks,

Dave





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