Question About Roaming Profiles

[Guest James B]

Hi,

I’m about to upgrade from SBS 2000 to SBS 2003. Several of my users play

“musical desks” based on scheduling and workload so I’d like to convert them

from 'local' to 'roaming' profiles.

 

Will their cached Outlook data (\username\Local Settings\Application

Data\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook.ost) be in the data/files included in their

profile folder on the server? I ask because some of them have rather large

‘.ost’ files and I would like to avoid copying it back and forth with each

login/logoff.

 

 

Thanks,

James

[Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)]

Re: Question About Roaming Profiles

 

James B wrote:

> Hi,

> I’m about to upgrade from SBS 2000 to SBS 2003. Several of my users play

> “musical desks” based on scheduling and workload so I’d like to convert them

> from 'local' to 'roaming' profiles.

>

> Will their cached Outlook data (\username\Local Settings\Application

> Data\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook.ost) be in the data/files included in their

> profile folder on the server? I ask because some of them have rather large

> ‘.ost’ files and I would like to avoid copying it back and forth with each

> login/logoff.

>

>

> Thanks,

> James

 

You're trying to set up a very complicated situation. On the one hand,

if you let the OST files be saved as part of the roaming profile, you

are guaranteeing a slow logon as well as increasing significantly, the

probability of a corrupted profile. On the other hand, if you don't, I

haven't a clue how you can keep the local OST files in sync...

 

You can specify the folders that you want excluded from the profile that

is saved as the roaming profile.

 

Is there a reason why you don't keep the mail on the Exchange server?

It's much preferred over using PST or even OST files....

 

--

 

Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services

[Guest James B]

Re: Question About Roaming Profiles

 

Hank,

Thanks for your reply. My only real concern is a user’s ‘.ost’ file

(though I’m not sure how some of the other ‘application data’ or ‘local

settings’ will be handled, such as ‘temp’, FireFox ‘internet caches’ or ‘temp

internet files’, which can add up quick).

 

We keep the e-mail on the Exchange Server, but we also use the ‘Cached

Exchange Mode’ (E-mail Accounts -> More Settings -> Advanced Tab) to provide

instant access to the e-mail messages (we have a lot of attachments and this

speeds things up).

 

I am not familiar with what will and won’t be included in the ‘roaming

profile’s yet so I haven’t ruled out disabling ‘cached mode’ for these

profiles.

 

 

Thanks,

James B

 

 

"Hank Arnold (MVP)" wrote:

> James B wrote:

> > Hi,

> > I’m about to upgrade from SBS 2000 to SBS 2003. Several of my users play

> > “musical desks” based on scheduling and workload so I’d like to convert them

> > from 'local' to 'roaming' profiles.

> >

> > Will their cached Outlook data (\username\Local Settings\Application

> > Data\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook.ost) be in the data/files included in their

> > profile folder on the server? I ask because some of them have rather large

> > ‘.ost’ files and I would like to avoid copying it back and forth with each

> > login/logoff.

> >

> >

> > Thanks,

> > James

>

> You're trying to set up a very complicated situation. On the one hand,

> if you let the OST files be saved as part of the roaming profile, you

> are guaranteeing a slow logon as well as increasing significantly, the

> probability of a corrupted profile. On the other hand, if you don't, I

> haven't a clue how you can keep the local OST files in sync...

>

> You can specify the folders that you want excluded from the profile that

> is saved as the roaming profile.

>

> Is there a reason why you don't keep the mail on the Exchange server?

> It's much preferred over using PST or even OST files....

>

> --

>

> Regards,

> Hank Arnold

> Microsoft MVP

> Windows Server - Directory Services

>

[Guest Chris Cattermole]

Re: Question About Roaming Profiles

 

On 2007-12-28 02:09:03 +0930, James B <JamesB@discussions.microsoft.com> said:

 

Hi Hank,

 

I believe that the Local Settings are exactly that - local. They do not

roam with the rest of the profile.

The OST file will end up cached on all the machines the user logs on to.

 

Chris

 

> Hank,

> Thanks for your reply. My only real concern is a user’s ‘.ost’ file

> (though I’m not sure how some of the other ‘application data’ or ‘local

> settings’ will be handled, such as ‘temp’, FireFox ‘internet caches’ or ‘temp

> internet files’, which can add up quick).

>

> We keep the e-mail on the Exchange Server, but we also use the ‘Cached

> Exchange Mode’ (E-mail Accounts -> More Settings -> Advanced Tab) to provide

> instant access to the e-mail messages (we have a lot of attachments and this

> speeds things up).

>

> I am not familiar with what will and won’t be included in the ‘roaming

> profile’s yet so I haven’t ruled out disabling ‘cached mode’ for these

> profiles.

>

>

> Thanks,

> James B

>

>

> "Hank Arnold (MVP)" wrote:

>

>> James B wrote:

>>> Hi,

>>> I’m about to upgrade from SBS 2000 to SBS 2003. Several of my users play

>>> “musical desks” based on scheduling and workload so I’d like to convert them

>>> from 'local' to 'roaming' profiles.

>>>

>>> Will their cached Outlook data (\username\Local Settings\Application

>>> Data\Microsoft\Outlook\outlook.ost) be in the data/files included in their

>>> profile folder on the server? I ask because some of them have rather large

>>> ‘.ost’ files and I would like to avoid copying it back and forth with each

>>> login/logoff.

>>>

>>>

>>> Thanks,

>>> James

>>

>> You're trying to set up a very complicated situation. On the one hand,

>> if you let the OST files be saved as part of the roaming profile, you

>> are guaranteeing a slow logon as well as increasing significantly, the

>> probability of a corrupted profile. On the other hand, if you don't, I

>> haven't a clue how you can keep the local OST files in sync...

>>

>> You can specify the folders that you want excluded from the profile that

>> is saved as the roaming profile.

>>

>> Is there a reason why you don't keep the mail on the Exchange server?

>> It's much preferred over using PST or even OST files....

>>

>> --

>>

>> Regards,

>> Hank Arnold

>> Microsoft MVP

>> Windows Server - Directory Services