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Guest user 76
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Hi all,

 

I'm getting a really odd roaming profile issue that only affects one user

when they use one particular pc.

 

When they log off, the roaming profile doesn't get updated on the server.

However, if they log onto another machine, the roaming profile gets copied

down and back OK and if I log on to the problem machine with a test account,

the roaming profile gets copied down and back OK.

The users permissions are no different to all of the other users who do not

have any problems.

Machines are a mix of 2K/XP, server is 2003 R2. User is only using 2K

workstations.

Any thoughts?

 

Bill

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Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]
Posted

Re: Wierd roaming profile problem

 

user 76 <sales@OptInRealBig.com> wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I'm getting a really odd roaming profile issue that only affects one

> user when they use one particular pc.

>

> When they log off, the roaming profile doesn't get updated on the

> server. However, if they log onto another machine, the roaming

> profile gets copied down and back OK and if I log on to the problem

> machine with a test account, the roaming profile gets copied down and

> back OK. The users permissions are no different to all of the other users

> who

> do not have any problems.

> Machines are a mix of 2K/XP, server is 2003 R2. User is only using 2K

> workstations.

> Any thoughts?

>

> Bill

 

Event log errors might help - as might the User Profile Hive Cleanup tool

(on all PCs).

Note for future reference that this would probably be a better question to

post in a group for your workstation OS.

Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)
Posted

Re: Wierd roaming profile problem

 

user 76 wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I'm getting a really odd roaming profile issue that only affects one user

> when they use one particular pc.

>

> When they log off, the roaming profile doesn't get updated on the server.

> However, if they log onto another machine, the roaming profile gets copied

> down and back OK and if I log on to the problem machine with a test account,

> the roaming profile gets copied down and back OK.

> The users permissions are no different to all of the other users who do not

> have any problems.

> Machines are a mix of 2K/XP, server is 2003 R2. User is only using 2K

> workstations.

> Any thoughts?

>

> Bill

>

>

 

Have you tried deleting the profile from the problem machine? You might

consider setting the GPO to delete the profile after logoff.

 

--

 

Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services

Guest user 76
Posted

Re: Wierd roaming profile problem

 

Many thanks for the replies.

 

UPHClean is installed on all machines, nothing in the logs of any note.

 

Deleting the out dated profile off the server seems to have fixed so I'm

guessing that it was corrupted somehow. I would have liked to have seen some

kind of copy errors in the event log if this was the case though!

 

Bill

 

 

"Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasilon@aol.com> wrote in message

news:OXvvjk7QIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> user 76 wrote:

>> Hi all,

>>

>> I'm getting a really odd roaming profile issue that only affects one user

>> when they use one particular pc.

>>

>> When they log off, the roaming profile doesn't get updated on the server.

>> However, if they log onto another machine, the roaming profile gets

>> copied down and back OK and if I log on to the problem machine with a

>> test account, the roaming profile gets copied down and back OK.

>> The users permissions are no different to all of the other users who do

>> not have any problems.

>> Machines are a mix of 2K/XP, server is 2003 R2. User is only using 2K

>> workstations.

>> Any thoughts?

>>

>> Bill

>

> Have you tried deleting the profile from the problem machine? You might

> consider setting the GPO to delete the profile after logoff.

>

> --

>

> Regards,

> Hank Arnold

> Microsoft MVP

> Windows Server - Directory Services

Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)
Posted

Re: Wierd roaming profile problem

 

 

Profiles, especially roaming profiles are very subject to corruption.

You need to be prepared to deal with it.

 

--

 

Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services

 

user 76 wrote:

> Many thanks for the replies.

>

> UPHClean is installed on all machines, nothing in the logs of any note.

>

> Deleting the out dated profile off the server seems to have fixed so I'm

> guessing that it was corrupted somehow. I would have liked to have seen some

> kind of copy errors in the event log if this was the case though!

>

> Bill

>

>

> "Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasilon@aol.com> wrote in message

> news:OXvvjk7QIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> user 76 wrote:

>>> Hi all,

>>>

>>> I'm getting a really odd roaming profile issue that only affects one user

>>> when they use one particular pc.

>>>

>>> When they log off, the roaming profile doesn't get updated on the server.

>>> However, if they log onto another machine, the roaming profile gets

>>> copied down and back OK and if I log on to the problem machine with a

>>> test account, the roaming profile gets copied down and back OK.

>>> The users permissions are no different to all of the other users who do

>>> not have any problems.

>>> Machines are a mix of 2K/XP, server is 2003 R2. User is only using 2K

>>> workstations.

>>> Any thoughts?

>>>

>>> Bill

>> Have you tried deleting the profile from the problem machine? You might

>> consider setting the GPO to delete the profile after logoff.

>>

>> --

>>

>> Regards,

>> Hank Arnold

>> Microsoft MVP

>> Windows Server - Directory Services

>

>


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