Issues with Mandatory Roaming profiles

[Guest Altria]

Hello All,

 

I am trying to configure mandatory profiles for users in a WIN2k TS

environment. The terminal server is configured with local GP, and user

sessions are stored under Doc and Settings. After creating the share

location, which is also local on the TS server, users who log in have

profiles creted in both locations;

 

ie. Doc&Set>tsuser1

and

\\compname\profiles\tsuser1

 

In addition, the user account is not deleted after logoff. Can someone help

me identify what I might be doing wrong and a way to rectify the situation.

 

Also, is there a way that I can ssign profile path for groups rather than

modifying every account in ADUC?

 

Thanks,

Altria

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Issues with Mandatory Roaming profiles

 

How did you create your mandatory profiles? Did you use the .man extension

as required?

 

You could script the addition of the path to the user account but if you

aren't using Group Policy (as in from Active Directory) I don't think there

is a way other than manually adding the path. Thinking about it, I think

GPO would only help if you were Win2k3 servers.....

 

--

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

 

"Altria" <urbantec92@msn.com> wrote in message

news:eUUIGCCGJHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Hello All,

>

> I am trying to configure mandatory profiles for users in a WIN2k TS

> environment. The terminal server is configured with local GP, and user

> sessions are stored under Doc and Settings. After creating the share

> location, which is also local on the TS server, users who log in have

> profiles creted in both locations;

>

> ie. Doc&Set>tsuser1

> and

> \\compname\profiles\tsuser1

>

> In addition, the user account is not deleted after logoff. Can someone

> help me identify what I might be doing wrong and a way to rectify the

> situation.

>

> Also, is there a way that I can ssign profile path for groups rather than

> modifying every account in ADUC?

>

> Thanks,

> Altria

>

[Guest Altria]

Re: Issues with Mandatory Roaming profiles

 

Hello Jeff and thanks for the quick reply!

 

I have configured the profile with appropriate *.man extension. It is

possible to do this with win2k as it supports GPOs but the issue is that the

GPOs in this scenario are on the local level as opposed to the domain level.

 

The issue is that I am having duplicates profiles created. I was under the

impression that I could use TS settings in GPO to bypass local user profiles

(under ADUC>profile tab of user). Therefore, How does TS profile settings

differ from profile tab setting for any particular user?

 

In additionI have "delete romaing profiles" in GPO set but the profile

remains, in both locations (the network share, which is the local TS under

\\servername\profile and c:\\docandsettings\users)

 

Any help would be appreciated

TIA,

Altria

 

"Jeff Pitsch" <jeff@jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote in message

news:%232fHm7CGJHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> How did you create your mandatory profiles? Did you use the .man

> extension as required?

>

> You could script the addition of the path to the user account but if you

> aren't using Group Policy (as in from Active Directory) I don't think

> there is a way other than manually adding the path. Thinking about it, I

> think GPO would only help if you were Win2k3 servers.....

>

> --

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

>

> "Altria" <urbantec92@msn.com> wrote in message

> news:eUUIGCCGJHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Hello All,

>>

>> I am trying to configure mandatory profiles for users in a WIN2k TS

>> environment. The terminal server is configured with local GP, and user

>> sessions are stored under Doc and Settings. After creating the share

>> location, which is also local on the TS server, users who log in have

>> profiles creted in both locations;

>>

>> ie. Doc&Set>tsuser1

>> and

>> \\compname\profiles\tsuser1

>>

>> In addition, the user account is not deleted after logoff. Can someone

>> help me identify what I might be doing wrong and a way to rectify the

>> situation.

>>

>> Also, is there a way that I can ssign profile path for groups rather than

>> modifying every account in ADUC?

>>

>> Thanks,

>> Altria

>>

>

>

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Issues with Mandatory Roaming profiles

 

There is a hotfix you can get for Win2k3 that allows you to specify

mandatory profiles. I do not believe that hotfix would allow you to do the

same thing with Win2k. I had a client who trioed and it didn't work. Just

because it's GPO doesn't mean it works for every version.

 

That GPO you mention only does roaming profiles, not mandatory. yes they

are different. If mandatory profiles are setup correctly they will

automatically remove themselves when the user logs off. No GPO or any

setting is needed.

 

It sounds to me like you are confusing mandatory and roaming profiles.

 

--

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

 

"Altria" <urbantec92@msn.com> wrote in message

news:eaYQAkMGJHA.224@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Hello Jeff and thanks for the quick reply!

>

> I have configured the profile with appropriate *.man extension. It is

> possible to do this with win2k as it supports GPOs but the issue is that

> the GPOs in this scenario are on the local level as opposed to the domain

> level.

>

> The issue is that I am having duplicates profiles created. I was under the

> impression that I could use TS settings in GPO to bypass local user

> profiles (under ADUC>profile tab of user). Therefore, How does TS profile

> settings differ from profile tab setting for any particular user?

>

> In additionI have "delete romaing profiles" in GPO set but the profile

> remains, in both locations (the network share, which is the local TS under

> \\servername\profile and c:\\docandsettings\users)

>

> Any help would be appreciated

> TIA,

> Altria

>

> "Jeff Pitsch" <jeff@jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote in message

> news:%232fHm7CGJHA.6132@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> How did you create your mandatory profiles? Did you use the .man

>> extension as required?

>>

>> You could script the addition of the path to the user account but if you

>> aren't using Group Policy (as in from Active Directory) I don't think

>> there is a way other than manually adding the path. Thinking about it, I

>> think GPO would only help if you were Win2k3 servers.....

>>

>> --

>> Jeff Pitsch

>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

>>

>> "Altria" <urbantec92@msn.com> wrote in message

>> news:eUUIGCCGJHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> Hello All,

>>>

>>> I am trying to configure mandatory profiles for users in a WIN2k TS

>>> environment. The terminal server is configured with local GP, and user

>>> sessions are stored under Doc and Settings. After creating the share

>>> location, which is also local on the TS server, users who log in have

>>> profiles creted in both locations;

>>>

>>> ie. Doc&Set>tsuser1

>>> and

>>> \\compname\profiles\tsuser1

>>>

>>> In addition, the user account is not deleted after logoff. Can someone

>>> help me identify what I might be doing wrong and a way to rectify the

>>> situation.

>>>

>>> Also, is there a way that I can ssign profile path for groups rather

>>> than modifying every account in ADUC?

>>>

>>> Thanks,

>>> Altria

>>>

>>

>>

>

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