Re: using Roaming Profiles...

Tech-Archive recommends: Speed Up your PC by fixing your registry



In news:E2B1CE55-F864-4C9E-A97F-F3D661EA8E56@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Dhow <Dhow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:
Lanwench,

Yes, that's what I meant: creating somekind of template/setting so
that every users that inherit the GPO will be created the Roaming
Profile automatically by Win SBS 2003.

GPOs have nothing to do with this. I think the link I posted had some info
on creating/copying a custom profile to a new user, but you ought to google
for more info.

(Also, please don't snip out all the quoted text when you reply - it makes
it very hard for others to follow the thread. You might also consider using
a newsreader like OE or Forte Agent rather than the icky web interface to
the groups - use news.microsoft.com as the NNTP server, and subscribe to as
many groups as you like. Life is much easier that way.)

So, you mean that we have to manually create Roaming Profile by
filling in the Profile path in User's Properties> Profile tab?

Yes. Or copy a user who has the settings you want. This is not a group
policy thing.

How about if I create a Roaming Profile folder in
\\Server_Name\Documents and Settings\Shared_Folder\User_Name, should
I share the Documents and Settings folder that's located in root
directory of the server?

No - and don't mess around with the documents and settings folder on the
server, and don't share anything in there. Not sure if you've seen my
boilerplate on roaming profiles, but here it is:

General tips:

1. Set up a share on the server. For example - d:\profiles, shared as
profiles$ to make it hidden from browsing. Make sure this share is not set
to allow offline files/caching!
2. Make sure the share permissions on profiles$ indicate everyone=full
control. Set the NTFS security to administrators, system, and users=full
control.
3. In the users' ADUC properties, specify \\server\profiles$\%username% in
the profiles field
4. Have each user log into the domain once from their usual workstation
(where their existing profile lives) and log out. The profile is now
roaming.
5. If you want the administrators group to automatically have permissions to
the profiles folders, you'll need to make the appropriate change in group
policy. Look in computer configuration/administrative
templates/system/logon - there's an option to add administrators group to
the roaming profiles permissions.

Notes:

* Make sure users understand that they should never log into multiple
computers at the same time when they have roaming profiles (unless you make
the profiles mandatory by renaming ntuser.dat to ntuser.man so they can't
change them). Explain that the
last one out
wins, when it comes to uploading the final, changed copy of the profile.

* Keep your profiles TINY. Redirect My Documents
to a subfolder of each user's home directory on the server - either via
group policy (folder redirection) or manually (less advisable). If you
aren't going to also redirect the desktop using policies, tell people that
they are not to store any files on the desktop or you will beat them with a
stick. Big profile=slow login/logout, and possible profile corruption.

* Note that user profiles are not compatible between different OS versions,
even between W2k/XP. Keep all your computers. Keep your workstations as
identical as possible - meaning, OS version is the same, SP level is the
same, app load is (as much as possible) the same.

* Do not let people store any data locally - all data belongs on the server.



Thanks!


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Newbie with a smallbiz2000 installation, check my config?
    ... > Windows creates a profile path under Documents & Settings. ... > a folder with that name already exists (maybe a local user with the ... > server, open the properties for this folder, and ensure that you have ... > you redirect key folders from a user's profile to a location on your ...
    (microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000)
  • Re: Local permissions for roaming profile to work
    ... You copy the Shared Folder Roaming$ from one Server to your current ... > Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support ... >>I do that I can then see all of the folders you would expect in a profile ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: Roaming Problems
    ... yes on the original setup profiles and folder ... redirection where both in the same folder ... Did you put your roaming profile directory in the same folder as your ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: Newbie with a smallbiz2000 installation, check my config?
    ... profile path under Documents & Settings. ... It first tries to create a folder ... folders from a user's profile to a location on your server. ... Chad A. Gross - SBS MVP ...
    (microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000)
  • Re: Roaming profiles on Windows server 2003 AD
    ... e.g the temp files are in Local Settings. ... profile is stored in Local Settings and so does not roam. ... Roaming and redirecting are two different things. ... Redirection moves the folder out of the profile altogether and stores it ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.general)