moving local profile??

[Guest Mike \(NLX\)]

I have a Terminal Server running in a domain. All the User Profiles are

roaming profiles which were set via an Active Directory Group Policy. In

fact the same group policy deletes the locally cached profile on logout.

 

The problem is the boot drive is running out of disk space during the

workday when usres are logged in becasue the locally cached profiles are

saved to this boot drive. I have another drive partition that has plenty of

space and I need to know how to have the Terminal Server save the local

profiles to this new drive, as opposed to the default c:\Documents and

Settings....

 

please help

 

-mike

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: moving local profile??

 

Not supported: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=236621

 

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Mike (NLX) wrote:

> I have a Terminal Server running in a domain. All the User Profiles are

> roaming profiles which were set via an Active Directory Group Policy.

> In fact the same group policy deletes the locally cached profile on logout.

>

> The problem is the boot drive is running out of disk space during the

> workday when usres are logged in becasue the locally cached profiles are

> saved to this boot drive. I have another drive partition that has

> plenty of space and I need to know how to have the Terminal Server save

> the local profiles to this new drive, as opposed to the default

> c:\Documents and Settings....

>

> please help

>

> -mike

>

>

[Guest Mike \(NLX\)]

Re: moving local profile??

 

Not supported??? That's not what I was hoping for.

 

I read the article you posted and that is quite a job for an exisitng server

that is being used by several users. Can I just change a system variable?

This way when the user logs in with their romaing profile, the TS will

locally cache it to the new path as defined by the system variable?

 

This way as the users log in their profiles would get move.

 

 

 

 

"Jeff Pitsch" <Jeff@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote in message

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> Not supported: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=236621

>

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> Citrix Technology Professional

> Provision Networks VIP

>

> Forums not enough?

> Get support from the experts at your business

> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>

> Mike (NLX) wrote:

>> I have a Terminal Server running in a domain. All the User Profiles are

>> roaming profiles which were set via an Active Directory Group Policy. In

>> fact the same group policy deletes the locally cached profile on logout.

>>

>> The problem is the boot drive is running out of disk space during the

>> workday when usres are logged in becasue the locally cached profiles are

>> saved to this boot drive. I have another drive partition that has plenty

>> of space and I need to know how to have the Terminal Server save the

>> local profiles to this new drive, as opposed to the default c:\Documents

>> and Settings....

>>

>> please help

>>

>> -mike

>>

[Guest Helge Klein]

Re: moving local profile??

 

Well, Microsoft does not _recommend_ moving the folder "Documents and

Settings" on an already installed machine. But they do tell everybody

how to do it in the article posted by Jeff.

 

I suggest you do one of the following:

 

1. Reinstall the TS using an unattended setup as described in

KB236621.

2. If solution 1. is not possible: Replace or resize drive C:.

3. If solution 2. is not possible: Use method "Entire Folder" from

KB236621, but I recommend you back up the registry first and make sure

you can restore it.

 

Solution 3 is certainly a solution to your problem. If should work

well if you are careful.

 

I hope this helps.

 

Helge

 

On 30 Jul., 20:20, "Mike \(NLX\)" <nlx....@gmail.com> wrote:

> Not supported??? That's not what I was hoping for.

>

> I read the article you posted and that is quite a job for an exisitng server

> that is being used by several users. Can I just change a system variable?

> This way when the user logs in with their romaing profile, the TS will

> locally cache it to the new path as defined by the system variable?

>

> This way as the users log in their profiles would get move.

>

> "Jeff Pitsch" <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote in message

>

> news:eAnvbSt0HHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>

> > Not supported: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=236621

>

> > Jeff Pitsch

> > Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> > Citrix Technology Professional

> > Provision Networks VIP

>

> > Forums not enough?

> > Get support from the experts at your business

> >http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>

> > Mike (NLX) wrote:

> >> I have a Terminal Server running in a domain. All the User Profiles are

> >> roaming profiles which were set via an Active Directory Group Policy. In

> >> fact the same group policy deletes the locally cached profile on logout.

>

> >> The problem is the boot drive is running out of disk space during the

> >> workday when usres are logged in becasue the locally cached profiles are

> >> saved to this boot drive. I have another drive partition that has plenty

> >> of space and I need to know how to have the Terminal Server save the

> >> local profiles to this new drive, as opposed to the default c:\Documents

> >> and Settings....

>

> >> please help

>

> >> -mike

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: moving local profile??

 

Mike (NLX) <nlx.bay@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have a Terminal Server running in a domain. All the User Profiles

> are roaming profiles which were set via an Active Directory Group

> Policy. In fact the same group policy deletes the locally cached

> profile on logout.

> The problem is the boot drive is running out of disk space during the

> workday when usres are logged in becasue the locally cached profiles

> are saved to this boot drive. I have another drive partition that

> has plenty of space and I need to know how to have the Terminal

> Server save the local profiles to this new drive, as opposed to the

> default c:\Documents and Settings....

>

> please help

>

> -mike

 

Hi - did you see my last reply in the thread you started in

microsoft.public.windows.server.general?

 

(subject: "Environment variables in Server 2003" ....date 07/28/2007)

 

In there, I had indeed suggested that you post in this (TS) group as it is

more relevant, but I also mentioned a lot of other things regarding roaming

profiles (v. TS profile paths) and folder redirection / group policy, which

you should definitely look at.