Re: One way roaming profile

Michele Petrazzo <michele.petrazzo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 15 Giu, 19:11, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwe...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Michele Petrazzo <michele.petra...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 15 Giu, 14:50, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwe...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
When a user work outside and return on office, I want that on
login the server doesn't send the (roaming) profile saved and on
logout it receive the good one present on the laptop.
Something like the "Delete cached copies of roaming profiles", but
perfectly the opposite, so on the server there are no data and the
client only send.
The better would be that it synchronize the profile on the client
with that on the server, so the client haven't to send the whole
profile every logout.

Thanks,
Michele

But it doesn't send the whole profile up or down, every time. The
first time someone logs into a PC, the profile is downloaded. when
they log out, the *changes* are uploaded.

I know, but if a user at home (or out of office) delete some files,
move others and so one, on the next logon, he'll receive the ones
saved on the server. This is the problem! I don't want this!
The logout sequence does the right work. I want to simple disable
the login one!

That is a case for offline files - the data folders should *not* be
part of the profile path whether you use roaming profiles or not.


Why not? If a user save his data on, for example, desktop or
documents, why don't leave he to do this? The users have the (bad)
habit to work with this policy, and I don't want to change it.
Of course I want to "automatic save" / sync these data into the
server, so I use roaming profiles.

I don't seem to be making myself understood here. :-)

The profile *must* be small if you want it to work properly. Do not even
attempt to use roaming profiles if you are not going to redirect folders.
The data folders need to be redirected *out* of the profile path and onto
the server. Your laptop users should have offline folders enabled.


However, you're mistaken. The changes are 2 way. The latest version
wins. So if a user deletes a file from his locally cached profile
and logs in again in the office, that file won't be restored (unless
you have major problems unrelated to this).

Do some testing and you'll see.


Before wrote, I did it!
My test env: srv2k (on my customer I have 2k3 and it's the same).
Client xp pro.
Here I have all on virtual machine, and on production, all "real".
Client joined on domain correctly.
1° test:
- Created a new user on server, profile path set, no gpo
- Login, create a new file, logout. Login and logout. The file are
there, on the desktop
2° test:
- Login, delete the file, logout, login. No file on desktop and no
file on \\server\profiles\user\desktop
3° test:
- Login, create a file, logout. Server has the file. Disconnect the
network on the client (for simulating some work out of office), login
on domain (yes on error that the server aren't accessible). Create new
folder, move the file inside, logout (yes on error). Reconnect the
network (I'm returned in the office), login and... the are
"automatically" moved from the folder to the desktop!

I don't want this! The client must "win" always.

There is no way to always make the client win. However, the *newest* version
should win, which means something's wrong here. Check your event logs and
then download and install the User Profile Hive Cleanup service....

4° test: At the opposite, client logout, delete on \\server\profiles
\user\desktop the file, login and the file disappear!
I want this, but on the "other side"


If you redirect the folders and enable offline files, the changes to the
desktop and My Documents will sync regardless.

And your roaming profiles should work properly if you keep them *tiny*.

Thanks,
Michele



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