Re: Profile - roaming and server copy problem

From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 08/17/04


Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:53:40 -0400

Rajiv Khandelwal, M. D. wrote:
> Dear Lanwench,
>
> Thanks for your mail. Your advice was followed but did not understand
> how to give the NTFS permission. Neither did the link help as it was
> for Server 2000.

It's no different...

>
> Will it be alright if I log on from my node to the server and
> thereafter delete the user in SBS 2003 and then re-create it? Will it
> solve the issue?

Not necessary. So, you took ownership as Administrators, right? Now you can
go to the security tab, and add the permissions you want....what folder did
you take ownership of - just your own profile subfolder? Permissions should
be Administrators & System & youraccount=full control. Then in advanced,
apply to all subfolders.

>
> Rajiv Khandelwal
> ------------------------------------
> www.vardaan.net
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in
> message news:ucw1Gm6gEHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Doesn't sound like it has anything to do with your permissions on
>> the local workstation.
>>
>> Did someone change ownership/permissions on the profile folder on the
>> server? If they took ownership, they had to assign it to the
>> Administrators group, not to Administrator (or whatever it's been
>> renamed to) to make it work, and then reset the NTFS permissions so
>> that your user account also has Full Control in addition to whatever
>> else they wanted (such as Administrators/System - often wanted so
>> the backup can access the folders).
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q268019& has
>> more info.
>>
>>
>> Rajiv Khandelwal, M. D. wrote:
>>> When I log on from my Windows XP node to Server 2003 with my roaming
>>> profile, I am getting the following message:
>>> Windows did not load your roaming profile and is attempting to log
>>> you with your local profile. Changes to the profile will not be
>>> copied to the server when you log off. Windows did not load your
>>> profile because a server copy of your profile folder already exists
>>> that does not have the correct security. Either the current user or
>>> the Administrator group must be the owner of the folder. Contact
>>> your administrator.
>>> Let me mention here that I have the administrative rights. Kindly
>>> suggest how can I correct this problem.
>>>
>>> Thanking you in anticipation.
>>>
>>> Rajiv Khandelwal
>>> ------------------------------------
>>> www.vardaan.net



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