logging in with mstsc while creating new users

[Guest Michael Marosz]

i support several standard edition windows 2003 servers.

 

While creating new users with roaming profiles and group policies, i have

found i do not have access to the new users' roaming profile directory. So i

have been logging into the server as the new user with mstsc, browsing to

their roaming profile directory (while logged in as that user i do not get

the "access denied" message), and granting the administrator's group full

control permissions to it. Then i can view it and midify it while logged in

as an administrator.

 

HOWEVER, during this procedure of mine, i have to log in and out several

times, and after about the 3rd to 4th time, the login procedure hangs and

never finishes.

 

then i cannot log in as anybody (even if i try locally from the server's own

keyboard).

the only way i can resolve this is to restart the entire server.

 

is there another way to resolve this 'hang'?

 

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thank you in advance...

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: logging in with mstsc while creating new users

 

Have you tried adding the administrator into the NTFS rights? you can

do this automatically using Group Policy in Computer, Administrative

Templates, System, User Profiles. Much easier than your method.

 

As to the problem, is it just the account that stops working or is it

everyone stops working?

 

Jeff Pitsch

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Michael Marosz wrote:

> i support several standard edition windows 2003 servers.

>

> While creating new users with roaming profiles and group policies, i have

> found i do not have access to the new users' roaming profile directory. So i

> have been logging into the server as the new user with mstsc, browsing to

> their roaming profile directory (while logged in as that user i do not get

> the "access denied" message), and granting the administrator's group full

> control permissions to it. Then i can view it and midify it while logged in

> as an administrator.

>

> HOWEVER, during this procedure of mine, i have to log in and out several

> times, and after about the 3rd to 4th time, the login procedure hangs and

> never finishes.

>

> then i cannot log in as anybody (even if i try locally from the server's own

> keyboard).

> the only way i can resolve this is to restart the entire server.

>

> is there another way to resolve this 'hang'?

>