Domain Admin user often won't refresh profile

[Guest Bob]

Hi,

 

I notice that when a Domain Admin user logs on to the domain, it often will

not synchronize its local and roaming profile. If I were to make

significant changes to the local profile (such as modifying many Favorites

url's), it then will synchronize. But if I do a small change (such as

change the properties of one shortcut), that will not synchronize. If I

delete the local profile, it will refresh from the roaming just fine.

 

Of course I only notice the problem when the user logs onto a different DC

and the changes don't synchronize (even though I will find changes in the

roaming profile).

 

Logging on to an XP workstation seems fine however.

 

I notice this same problem on other domains too.

 

The roaming profile is located on the same hard drive that is within the DC,

so there can't be any delays in retrieving it.

 

Any ideas why this happens?

 

Thanks!

 

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Bob

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Domain Admin user often won't refresh profile

 

Bob <86c6c2e6-2146512712@news.postalias> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I notice that when a Domain Admin user logs on to the domain, it

> often will not synchronize its local and roaming profile. If I were

> to make significant changes to the local profile (such as modifying

> many Favorites url's), it then will synchronize. But if I do a small

> change (such as change the properties of one shortcut), that will not

> synchronize. If I delete the local profile, it will refresh from the

> roaming just fine.

> Of course I only notice the problem when the user logs onto a

> different DC and the changes don't synchronize (even though I will

> find changes in the roaming profile).

>

> Logging on to an XP workstation seems fine however.

>

> I notice this same problem on other domains too.

>

> The roaming profile is located on the same hard drive that is within

> the DC, so there can't be any delays in retrieving it.

>

> Any ideas why this happens?

>

> Thanks!

>

> ---

> Bob

 

Hmmm .... my first comment is that I don't think a domain admin account

should *have* a roaming profile. Or a login script. Or folder redirection.

A domain admin account shouldn't be used for anything besides domain admin

purposes.

 

How many domain admin accounts do you actually have in your environment?

You mention "logs onto another DC" - how many people are logging directly

onto your servers (as in, not the domain)? No account used to log into a

server for admin purposes should have a roaming profile.

 

Also, roaming profiles are not "cross-platform friendly" - you shouldn't log

into computers/servers running different OSes with roaming profiles enabled.

They are not compatible.

 

Lastly - note that there's no 'synchronizing', when you're talking about

roaming profiles. It's a straight download/upload, and the last one wins.

 

All those dire warnings aside, you could check the event logs, and I'd also

make sure you're running the user profile hive cleanup utility.